ZIP 36609 recorded 127 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 516 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mobile County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
516 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 116 | |
| 2023 | 121 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 127 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36609 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 83 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 59 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 51 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 45 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 39 | 7.6% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36609 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 59 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 49 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 18 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 17 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 91 | 31.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 39 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 38 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 31 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 19 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 15.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36609 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 173% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36609.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile | 516 |
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 — 516 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.