ZIP 27017 recorded 226 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,141 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Surry County, NC.
1,141 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 225 | |
| 2022 | 243 | |
| 2023 | 234 | |
| 2024 | 213 | |
| 2025 | 226 |
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27017 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 247 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 204 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 98 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 64 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 58 | 5.1% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27017 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 58 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 19.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 157 | 56.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 49 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27017 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 239% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27017.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dobson | 1,088 | |
| 2 | Mount Airy | 6 | |
| 3 | Elkin | 2 |
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 — 1,141 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.