ZIP 36442 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 161 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Covington County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
161 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36442 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 30 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 21 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 13 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 13 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 12 | 7.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36442 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 29 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 13 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 13.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 20 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 13.8% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36442.
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 — 161 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.