ZIP 30121 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 998 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bartow County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
998 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 159 | |
| 2022 | 209 | |
| 2023 | 232 | |
| 2024 | 206 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 30121 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 151 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 105 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 105 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 81 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 73 | 7.3% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 30121 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 125 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 34 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 32 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 83 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 241 | 62.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 8 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 49 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 30121 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 247% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 30121.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cartersville | 974 | |
| 2 | Emerson | 20 | |
| 3 | Acworth | 3 |
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 — 998 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.