ZIP 35956 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 112 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Marshall County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
112 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35956 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 25 | 22.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 17.0% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 5 | 4.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35956 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 37.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 9 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 10.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 60.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35956 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 1361% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35956.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boaz | 104 | |
| 2 | Sardis City | 4 | |
| 3 | Attalla | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etowah County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01055 |
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 — 112 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.