ZIP 35986 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 262 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
262 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 58 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35986 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 49 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 27 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 18 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 18 | 6.9% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35986 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 31 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 17 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 21.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 18.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35986 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 319% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35986.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rainsville | 250 | |
| 2 | Fort Payne | 5 | |
| 3 | Powell | 2 | |
| 4 | Fyffe | 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 — 262 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.