In 2025, fire departments serving Gates County responded to 1 fire and hazmat incidents.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Jan dips.
25 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 37073.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Gatesville | 277 | View › |
| Sunbury | 121 | View › |
| Mintonsville | 0 | View › |
| Flat Branch | 0 | View › |
| Powell Crossroads | 0 | View › |
| Roduco | 0 | View › |
| Topsy | 0 | View › |
| Wyanoke | 0 | View › |
| Eleanors Crossroads | 0 | View › |
| Riddick Crossroads | 0 | View › |
| Kellogs Fork | 0 | View › |
| Muddy Cross | 0 | View › |
2 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREAT LAKES | 2023 | USFS | 32,155 |
| 2 | Whipping Creek Road | 2016 | PRI | 15,456 |
| 3 | COLLETT RIDGE | 2023 | USFS | 5,506 |
| 4 | St Mary's | 2008 | NPS | 4,565 |
| 5 | Carolina Bay | 2009 | USFS | 2,659 |
| 6 | Big Ditch | 2021 | FWS | 1,486 |
| 7 | HANCOCK CREEK | 2022 | USFS | 1,177 |
| 8 | BUCK MTN | 2002 | NPS | 1,124 |
| 9 | NCMCR-FY19-RX-1.1.2.b | 2019 | FWS | 1,080 |
| 10 | VAF220152 | 2022 | NPS | 1,079 |
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.