ZIP 36617 recorded 112 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 386 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mobile County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
386 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 93 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 112 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36617 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 75 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 40 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 40 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 37 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 32 | 8.3% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36617 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 54 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 17 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Other | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 71 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 35 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 21 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 18.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36617 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 134% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36617.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile | 386 |
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 — 386 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.