ZIP 36548 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 55 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
55 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Feb peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36548 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 13 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 10 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 3 | 5.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36548 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36548 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 298% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36548.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leroy | 43 | |
| 2 | Gulf Shores | 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 — 55 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.