ZIP 30518 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,100 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gwinnett County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,100 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 252 | |
| 2022 | 273 | |
| 2023 | 254 | |
| 2024 | 281 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 30518 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 240 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 196 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 126 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 74 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 56 | 5.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 30518 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 61 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 43 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 27 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 30.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 36.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 20 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 63 | 23.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 30518 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6739% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $756,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $315,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $266,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 30518.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buford | 1,095 | |
| 2 | Sugar Hill | 3 | |
| 3 | Flowery Branch | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall County | GA | 0.50 | FIPS 13139 |
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 — 1,100 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.