ZIP 36260 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 139 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calhoun County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
139 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36260 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 23 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 13 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 10 | 7.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36260 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 12 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 22.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36260 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 9166% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36260.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford | 46 |
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 — 139 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.