ZIP 36535 recorded 222 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,933 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baldwin County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,933 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 432 | |
| 2022 | 474 | |
| 2023 | 405 | |
| 2024 | 400 | |
| 2025 | 222 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36535 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 466 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 255 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 138 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 137 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 115 | 5.9% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36535 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 265 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 69 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 46 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 45 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 25 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 11 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 97 | 15.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 489 | 79.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 2.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 2.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 8 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 7.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36535 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 564% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36535.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foley | 1,907 | |
| 2 | Summerdale | 14 | |
| 3 | Magnolia Springs | 5 | |
| 4 | Elberta | 3 | |
| 5 | Gulf Shores | 2 |
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 — 1,933 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.