ZIP 36320 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 192 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Houston County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
192 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36320 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 46 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 40 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 27 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 4.7% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36320 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 38.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 27 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 8.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 65.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 8.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36320.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottonwood | 166 | |
| 2 | Ashford | 1 |
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 — 192 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.