ZIP 35973 recorded 156 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 633 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
633 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 118 | |
| 2024 | 135 | |
| 2025 | 156 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35973 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accident, potential accident, other | 272 | 43.0% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 104 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 65 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 32 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 25 | 3.9% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35973 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 58.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 7.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 57.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35973 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $218,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $218,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35973.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar Bluff | 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 — 633 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.