ZIP 35966 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 185 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
185 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 71 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35966 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 46 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 34 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 22 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 19 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 12 | 6.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35966 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 77.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 6.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 90.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 1 | 1.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35966 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 137% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $25,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35966.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ider | 1 | |
| 2 | Vero Beach | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01071 |
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 — 185 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.