ZIP 36502 recorded 275 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 924 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baldwin County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
924 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110 | |
| 2022 | 122 | |
| 2023 | 141 | |
| 2024 | 276 | |
| 2025 | 275 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36502 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 256 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 110 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 85 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 76 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 56 | 6.1% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36502 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 75 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 43 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 28 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Other | 17 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 19.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 246 | 59.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 32 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 22 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Match | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36502 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 153% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $22,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36502.
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 — 924 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.