ZIP 35983 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 168 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
168 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35983 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 44 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 21 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 20 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 8 | 4.8% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35983 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 13 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 1.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 87.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 3 | Match | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 1.4% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35983.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leesburg | 107 | |
| 2 | Centre | 4 | |
| 3 | Collinsville | 3 | |
| 4 | Valley Head | 2 | |
| 5 | Fort Payne | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01049 |
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.