ZIP 36203 recorded 234 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,703 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calhoun County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,703 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 748 | |
| 2022 | 769 | |
| 2023 | 529 | |
| 2024 | 423 | |
| 2025 | 234 |
Oct peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 887 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 213 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 203 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 153 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 149 | 5.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 192 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 133 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 100 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 100 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 74 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 65 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 40 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 25 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 234 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 553 | 57.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 51 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 46 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 42 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 41 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 32 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 24 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 145 | 15.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 409% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anniston | 1,639 | |
| 2 | Oxford | 1,006 | |
| 3 | Hobson City | 12 | |
| 4 | Munford | 8 | |
| 5 | Saks | 6 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talladega County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01121 |
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 — 2,703 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.