ZIP 36268 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 33 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Talladega County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
33 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36268 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 6.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36268 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 7 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 4.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36268 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $1 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36268.
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 — 33 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.