ZIP 36861 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 36 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tallapoosa County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
36 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36861 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 9 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2 | 5.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36861 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Construction/renovation area | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36861 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36861.
| # | 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.