ZIP 35952 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 266 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Etowah County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
266 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Sep peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35952 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 61 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 41 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 25 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 15 | 5.6% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35952 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 16.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 64.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35952 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 294% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $145,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35952.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altoona | 210 | |
| 2 | Snead | 40 | |
| 3 | Susan Moore | 12 | |
| 4 | Ashville | 1 | |
| 5 | Oneonta | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blount County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01009 |
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 — 266 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.