ZIP 27024 recorded 64 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 255 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Surry County, NC.
255 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 81 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 64 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27024 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 44 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Accident, potential accident, other | 36 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 33 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 21 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 17 | 6.7% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27024 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Match | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 21.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27024 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 579% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $22,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $13,040 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27024.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Airy | 2 | |
| 2 | Dobson | 1 |
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 — 255 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.