ZIP 36856 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 36 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Russell County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
36 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36856 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 9 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 5.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36856 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 11 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 11.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36856 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $6,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36856.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dadeville | 1 |
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 — 36 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.