ZIP 35953 recorded 83 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 475 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Clair County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
475 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 128 | |
| 2025 | 83 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35953 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 100 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 74 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 46 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 34 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 27 | 5.7% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35953 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 32.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 17.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 122 | 59.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35953 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 407% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35953.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashville | 452 | |
| 2 | Steele | 4 | |
| 3 | Springville | 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 — 475 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.