ZIP 36877 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 244 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
244 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 36877 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 40 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 27 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 23 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 19 | 7.8% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 36877 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 24 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 54.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 36877 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 194% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $88,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 36877.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smiths Station | 204 |
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 — 244 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.