ZIP 35978 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 168 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
168 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35978 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 45 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 21 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 16 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 14 | 8.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35978 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 99 | 82.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 3.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 111 | 92.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 0.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35978 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35978.
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 — 168 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.