ZIP 36509 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 122 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mobile County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
122 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Aug peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36509 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 14 | 11.5% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 13 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 10 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 8 | 6.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36509 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 36.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 22 | 27.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 8.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 63.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 11.4% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36509.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayou La Batre | 109 | |
| 2 | Mobile | 1 |
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 — 122 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.