ZIP 30747 recorded 204 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,040 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chattooga County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,040 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 188 | |
| 2023 | 293 | |
| 2024 | 237 | |
| 2025 | 204 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 30747 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 185 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 178 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 152 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 60 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 42 | 4.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 30747 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 114 | 68.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 9.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 144 | 86.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 30747 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 148% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 30747.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summerville | 974 | |
| 2 | LaFayette | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker County | GA | 1.00 | FIPS 13295 |
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 — 1,040 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.