ZIP 36523 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 133 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mobile County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
133 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Sep peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36523 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 19 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 12 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 11 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 9 | 6.8% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36523 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 28.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 69.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.1% |
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 — 133 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.