ZIP 35971 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 131 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
131 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35971 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 23 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 20 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 11 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 6.9% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35971 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 34 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 11.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 16 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Match | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35971 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 108% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35971.
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 — 131 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.