ZIP 36426 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 684 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Escambia County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
684 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 157 | |
| 2022 | 225 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 113 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Oct peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36426 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 218 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 101 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 52 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 45 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 5.1% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36426 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 40 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 20 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 131 | 59.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36426 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 304% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $99,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36426.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brewton | 636 | |
| 2 | East Brewton | 7 | |
| 3 | Flomaton | 4 |
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 — 684 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.