ZIP 36551 recorded 63 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 802 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baldwin County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
802 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 146 | |
| 2022 | 211 | |
| 2023 | 192 | |
| 2024 | 190 | |
| 2025 | 63 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36551 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 192 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 144 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 98 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 42 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 38 | 4.7% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36551 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 32 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 24 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 22 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 20 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Match | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 17.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36551 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 375% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $91,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36551.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loxley | 798 | |
| 2 | Robertsdale | 3 |
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 — 802 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.