ZIP 36078 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 304 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Elmore County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
304 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 150 | |
| 2024 | 61 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36078 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 89 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 42 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 29 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 22 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 5.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36078 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 26 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 20.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 46.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36078 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36078.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tallassee | 239 | |
| 2 | Phenix City | 4 | |
| 3 | Eclectic | 3 | |
| 4 | Wetumpka | 2 | |
| 5 | Elmore | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallapoosa County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01123 |
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 — 304 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.