ZIP 35954 recorded 83 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 287 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Etowah County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
287 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 93 | |
| 2025 | 83 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35954 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 45 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 39 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 30 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 28 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 8.0% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35954 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 38 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 16 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 7.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 7.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 19.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 22 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Match | 16 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35954 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 180% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35954.
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 — 287 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.