ZIP 30040 recorded 433 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,717 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,717 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 236 | |
| 2022 | 357 | |
| 2023 | 329 | |
| 2024 | 362 | |
| 2025 | 433 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 30040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 393 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 343 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 143 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 111 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 84 | 4.9% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 30040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 47 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 32 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 14 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 83 | 28.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 155 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 30040 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 911% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $12,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $11,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 30040.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County | GA | 1.00 | FIPS 13117 |
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 — 1,717 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.