ZIP 30721 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,750 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Whitfield County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,750 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 321 | |
| 2022 | 453 | |
| 2023 | 518 | |
| 2024 | 457 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 30721 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 255 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 240 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 196 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 134 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 120 | 6.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 30721 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 213 | 33.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 74 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 63 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 40 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 32 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 22 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 21 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 16 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 161 | 25.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 400 | 62.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 42 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 29 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 28 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 28 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 12 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 67 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 30721 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $335,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $298,374 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 30721.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalton | 1,743 | |
| 2 | Cohutta | 3 | |
| 3 | Tunnel Hill | 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 — 1,750 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.