ZIP 36109 recorded 169 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 809 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
809 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | |
| 2022 | 157 | |
| 2023 | 212 | |
| 2024 | 171 | |
| 2025 | 169 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36109 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 95 | 11.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 83 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 77 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 70 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 64 | 7.9% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36109 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 106 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 66 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 36 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 99 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 274 | 67.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 16 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36109 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 92% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $153,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36109.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montgomery | 807 | |
| 2 | Tuskegee | 2 |
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 — 809 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.