ZIP 36278 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 164 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Randolph County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
164 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36278 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 31 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 20 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 12 | 7.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36278 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 20 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 19 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Corridor, mall | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 16.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 37.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 23 | 27.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36278 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 480% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36278.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wedowee | 157 |
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 — 164 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.