ZIP 36421 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 53 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Covington County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
53 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36421 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 23 | 43.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 8 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 3 | 5.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36421 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 7 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 58.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 5.9% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36421.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andalusia | 52 |
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 — 53 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.