{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Dataset","@id":"https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/35203/","name":"Wildfire risk for ZIP 35203 — Birmingham, AL","description":"Wildfire risk data for ZIP 35203 (Birmingham, Alabama), sourced from USDA Forest Service.","topic":{"slug":"wildfire-risk","label":"Wildfire risk","source":"USDA Forest Service","sourceUrl":"https://wildfirerisk.org/","refreshCadence":"Annual (USFS update)","summary":"Not on zipradar yet. The plan is the USFS hazard score in plain English and the exposure type (direct flame or ember). Until then, Wildfire Risk to Communities has the official figures.","limitations":"Community-level only. The 5-step scale reflects the hazard of the landscape, not property-specific factors like defensible space or construction materials."},"place":{"zip":"35203","city":"Birmingham","state":"AL","stateFull":"Alabama","county":"Jefferson County","countySlug":"jefferson-county","geo":{"latitude":33.5186,"longitude":-86.8104}},"stateContext":{"topConcern":"Tornado risk + rural water systems","narrative":"Alabama sits in Dixie Alley with peak tornado activity in March-April. Coastal Mobile/Baldwin counties also carry FEMA-mapped storm-surge zones. Many rural water systems serve <500 connections, making EPA SDWIS compliance variability higher than in metro counties."},"radonZone":null,"airQuality":null,"waterQuality":null,"datePublished":"2026-04-24","dateModified":"2026-09-24","canonicalUrl":"https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/35203/","zipDashboardUrl":"https://zipradar.org/zip/35203/","zipDashboardApiUrl":"https://zipradar.org/api/zip/35203/","primarySourceUrl":"https://wildfirerisk.org/","license":{"content":"CC-BY-4.0","attribution":"zipradar.org — https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/35203/"}}