ZIP 35959 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 361 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
361 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 76 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 99 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35959 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 64 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 52 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 41 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 38 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 27 | 7.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35959 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 64.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 12 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 9.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 127 | 84.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35959 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 215% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35959.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar Bluff | 356 | |
| 2 | Leesburg | 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 — 361 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.