ZIP 28621 recorded 130 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 727 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Surry County, NC.
727 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 138 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 175 | |
| 2024 | 140 | |
| 2025 | 130 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28621 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 111 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 99 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 62 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 50 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 42 | 5.8% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28621 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 45 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 34 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 97 | 48.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 22.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28621 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $7,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28621.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elkin | 715 | |
| 2 | Dobson | 2 | |
| 3 | Boonville | 1 | |
| 4 | Pleasant Hill | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37193 |
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 — 727 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.