ZIP 35989 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 107 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
107 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Oct peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35989 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 18 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 14 | 13.1% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 7 | 6.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35989 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 3.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 87.9% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35989 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35989.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valley Head | 99 |
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 — 107 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.