ZIP 36541 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 116 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mobile County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
116 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 62 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36541 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 22 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 20 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 10 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 4.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36541 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36541 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 213% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36541.
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 — 116 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.