ZIP 35824 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 187 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, AL.
187 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 40 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35824 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 45 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 22 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 11 | 5.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35824 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 25.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35824 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1425% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35824.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntsville | 182 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01083 |
| Morgan County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01103 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 187 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.