ZIP 35974 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 57 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
57 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35974 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 21 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 7.0% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35974 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 85.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 3.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 92.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35974 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 105% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35974.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geraldine | 57 |
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 — 57 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.