ZIP 35905 recorded 90 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 125 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Etowah County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
125 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 90 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35905 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 29 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 14 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 13 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 12 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Prescribed fire | 11 | 8.8% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35905 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Shipping/receiving area; loading area, dock or bay | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 88.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35905 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18,000 | Grass fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $1 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35905.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01015 |
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 — 125 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.