ZIP 36526 recorded 159 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 766 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baldwin County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
766 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 286 | |
| 2024 | 218 | |
| 2025 | 159 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36526 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 188 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 120 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 63 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 40 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 38 | 5.0% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36526 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 24 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 19 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 101 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 15.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36526 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 170% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $330,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $287,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36526.
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 — 766 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.