ZIP 36701 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 209 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dallas County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
209 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 50 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 17 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 12 | 5.7% |
For the 41 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 53.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 96 | 67.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated heat from another fire | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 4.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 112% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selma | 176 | |
| 2 | Valley Grande | 31 | |
| 3 | Remlap | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01105 |
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 — 209 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.