ZIP 35957 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 411 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Blount County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
411 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 108 | |
| 2023 | 103 | |
| 2024 | 91 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Dec peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35957 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 97 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 67 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 41 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 31 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 16 | 3.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35957 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 55 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 21.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 148 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 26 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35957 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 621% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $245,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35957.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boaz | 404 | |
| 2 | Albertville | 2 | |
| 3 | Sardis City | 2 | |
| 4 | Guntersville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01049 |
| Marshall County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01095 |
| 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 — 411 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.