ZIP 35967 recorded 103 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 601 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
601 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | |
| 2022 | 121 | |
| 2023 | 193 | |
| 2024 | 104 | |
| 2025 | 103 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35967 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 103 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 61 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 60 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 56 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 46 | 7.7% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35967 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 54 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 46 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 21 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 90 | 24.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 218 | 60.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 19 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35967 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 92% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35967.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Payne | 482 | |
| 2 | Pine Ridge | 3 | |
| 3 | Collinsville | 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 — 601 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.