ZIP 36605 recorded 229 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,028 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mobile County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,028 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | |
| 2022 | 263 | |
| 2023 | 214 | |
| 2024 | 231 | |
| 2025 | 229 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36605 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 146 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 91 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 83 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 81 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 72 | 7.0% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36605 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 110 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 66 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 66 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 25 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 22 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 22 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 22 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 21 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 166 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 189 | 36.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 67 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 55 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 39 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 26 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Match | 22 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 90 | 17.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36605 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 250% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $999,999 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $295,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36605.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile | 1,026 |
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 — 1,028 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.