ZIP 36870 recorded 75 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 254 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Russell County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
254 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 48 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 75 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36870 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 47 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 15 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 15 | 5.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36870 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 26.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 59.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36870 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 387% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $158,670 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $143,370 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $82,490 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36870.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phenix City | 245 | |
| 2 | Ladonia | 3 | |
| 3 | Smiths Station | 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 — 254 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.