ZIP 36420 recorded 208 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 472 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Covington County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
472 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 245 | |
| 2025 | 208 |
Oct peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36420 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 282 | 59.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 26 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 19 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 18 | 3.8% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36420 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 42.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 16.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 74.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 19 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 0.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36420 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,472 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36420.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escambia County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01053 |
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 — 472 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.