In 2025, fire departments serving Yadkinville responded to 76 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
565 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $517K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 106 | — | |
| 2022 | 142 | +34.0% | |
| 2023 | 128 | -9.9% | |
| 2024 | 113 | -11.7% | |
| 2025 | 76 | -32.7% |
For the 17 building fires Yadkinville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 76 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 | Outside area, other | 16 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 17.1% |
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 Yadkinville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | Arcing | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 10 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 18 | 23.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Yadkinville departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1 | Unauthorized burning | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Yadkinville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 10,942 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 | 47.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 800 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 737 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 730 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 675 | 17.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 484 | 25.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Other causes | 430 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 363 | 23.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 310 | 32.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 262 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 260 | 29.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 250 | 33.0 mi |
Top 5 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 Yadkinville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
4 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Yadkinville.
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.