ZIP 36853 recorded 89 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 470 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tallapoosa County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
470 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 149 | |
| 2024 | 127 | |
| 2025 | 89 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36853 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 90 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 65 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 47 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 37 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 29 | 6.2% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36853 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 31 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 15 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 19.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 56.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36853 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 185% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $145,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36853.
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 — 470 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.