ZIP 36301 recorded 184 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 723 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Houston County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
723 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 288 | |
| 2024 | 203 | |
| 2025 | 184 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 76 | 10.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 74 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 69 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 48 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 44 | 6.1% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 115 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 51 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 186 | 57.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 28 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 24 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 135% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36301.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01045 |
| Geneva County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01061 |
| Henry County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01067 |
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 — 723 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.