ZIP 36869 recorded 166 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 615 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Russell County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
615 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 138 | |
| 2023 | 138 | |
| 2024 | 113 | |
| 2025 | 166 |
Dec peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36869 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 75 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 74 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 74 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 43 | 7.0% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36869 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 16 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 16 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 55 | 24.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 140 | 63.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 19 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36869 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 3094% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36869.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phenix City | 612 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County | AL | 0.50 | 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 — 615 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.