In 2025, fire departments serving Mayodan responded to 16 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
98 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | — | |
| 2022 | 17 | -10.5% | |
| 2023 | 18 | +5.9% | |
| 2024 | 28 | +55.6% | |
| 2025 | 16 | -42.9% |
For the 11 building fires Mayodan departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 8 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cell, test | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Mayodan mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 12.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mayodan sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 9,957 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Natural | 3,696 | 24.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,036 | 50.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 850 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 675 | 29.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 400 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 380 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 363 | 21.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 350 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 289 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 230 | 32.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 175 | 24.2 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 166 | 25.5 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six North Carolina cities with population within ±25% of Mayodan. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.