ZIP 36874 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 141 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
141 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Feb peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36874 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accident, potential accident, other | 29 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 20 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 19 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 7.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36874 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 20.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 65.1% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36874 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 615% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $110,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36874.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opelika | 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 — 141 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.