ZIP 30540 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 741 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gilmer County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
741 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 179 | |
| 2022 | 178 | |
| 2023 | 232 | |
| 2024 | 152 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 30540 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 117 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 106 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 57 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 48 | 6.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 30540 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 28.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 30540 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $757,900 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $470,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $410,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $335,400 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Aircraft fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 30540.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellijay | 735 | |
| 2 | Blue Ridge | 2 | |
| 3 | East Ellijay | 1 | |
| 4 | Jasper | 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 — 741 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.