ZIP 36618 recorded 120 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 494 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mobile County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
494 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 111 | |
| 2023 | 113 | |
| 2024 | 104 | |
| 2025 | 120 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36618 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 59 | 11.9% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 53 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 50 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 43 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 38 | 7.7% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36618 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 90 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 38 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 23 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 47 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 35 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 50 | 16.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36618 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 133% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $47,600 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36618.
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 — 494 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.