ZIP 36272 recorded 113 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 792 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calhoun County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
792 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 104 | |
| 2022 | 205 | |
| 2023 | 214 | |
| 2024 | 156 | |
| 2025 | 113 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36272 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 93 | 11.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 92 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 67 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 64 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 58 | 7.3% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36272 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 152 | 42.8% | |
| 2 | Other | 34 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 33 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 33 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 11.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 238 | 67.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 26 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 21 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36272 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 436% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36272.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedmont | 779 | |
| 2 | Anniston | 3 | |
| 3 | Jacksonville | 3 | |
| 4 | Centre | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleburne County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01029 |
| Etowah County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01055 |
| Cherokee County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01019 |
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 — 792 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.