ZIP 30830 recorded 129 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 916 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Burke County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
916 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | |
| 2022 | 240 | |
| 2023 | 242 | |
| 2024 | 205 | |
| 2025 | 129 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 30830 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 100 | 10.9% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 90 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 64 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 62 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 57 | 6.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 30830 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 47 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 45 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 15 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 30830 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 14669% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 30830.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waynesboro | 883 |
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 — 916 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.