ZIP 36518 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 118 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
118 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 47 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36518 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 31 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 25 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 5 | 4.2% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36518 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 16.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 76.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36518 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36518.
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 — 118 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.