ZIP 36863 recorded 203 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 850 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chambers County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
850 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 131 | |
| 2022 | 192 | |
| 2023 | 167 | |
| 2024 | 157 | |
| 2025 | 203 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36863 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 170 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 121 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 59 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 50 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 40 | 4.7% |
For the 49 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36863 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 39 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 89 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 138 | 46.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 41 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 22 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36863 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36863.
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 — 850 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.