ZIP 36854 recorded 211 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 406 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chambers County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
406 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 135 | |
| 2025 | 211 |
Sep peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36854 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 102 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 45 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 25 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 5.4% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36854 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 14 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 19.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 119 | 73.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36854 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 94% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36854.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01081 |
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 — 406 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.