ZIP 36206 recorded 153 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 376 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calhoun County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
376 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 90 | |
| 2024 | 99 | |
| 2025 | 153 |
May peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36206 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 105 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 56 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 42 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 28 | 7.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36206 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 29 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 19.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 56.0% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36206 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 494% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $21,780 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $18,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36206.
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 — 376 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.