ZIP 36608 recorded 288 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,152 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mobile County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,152 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | |
| 2022 | 251 | |
| 2023 | 244 | |
| 2024 | 253 | |
| 2025 | 288 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36608 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 146 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 98 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 96 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 94 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 90 | 7.8% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36608 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 165 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 75 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 64 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 37 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 35 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 28 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 25 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 167 | 27.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 218 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 87 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 71 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 48 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 34 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Match | 23 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 23 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 16 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 89 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36608 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 122% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36608.
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 — 1,152 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.