ZIP 35980 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 172 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Blount County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
172 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 51 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Oct peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35980 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 36 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 29 | 16.9% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 4.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35980 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 25 | 21.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 19.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 17.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 65.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35980 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 188% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $7,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35980.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01095 |
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 — 172 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.