ZIP 36321 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 99 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Houston County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
99 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Aug peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36321 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 37 | 37.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 16 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 9 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 4 | 4.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36321 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 17 | 42.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 47.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36321 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36321.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cowarts | 98 | |
| 2 | Midland City | 1 |
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 |
| 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 — 99 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.