ZIP 35901 recorded 168 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 845 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Etowah County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
845 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 158 | |
| 2023 | 269 | |
| 2024 | 227 | |
| 2025 | 168 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35901 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 133 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 129 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 76 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 57 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 43 | 5.1% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35901 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 123 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 28 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 24 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 101 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 231 | 62.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 16 | 4.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35901 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 177% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $285,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $185,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35901.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gadsden | 803 | |
| 2 | Southside | 19 | |
| 3 | Ballplay | 6 | |
| 4 | Rainbow City | 3 | |
| 5 | Glencoe | 1 |
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 — 845 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.