ZIP 35961 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 455 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
455 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 107 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 100 | |
| 2024 | 101 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35961 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 144 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 59 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 42 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 37 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 35 | 7.7% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35961 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 126 | 82.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Stage area - performance, basketball court, boxing | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 3.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 138 | 90.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 0.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35961.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collinsville | 445 | |
| 2 | Leesburg | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etowah County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01055 |
| Cherokee County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01019 |
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 — 455 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.