ZIP 27009 recorded 54 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 252 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Forsyth County, NC.
252 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 54 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27009 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 57 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 48 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 20 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 14 | 5.6% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27009 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Match | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 27.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27009 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 74016% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,900 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27009.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kernersville | 2 | |
| 2 | Walkertown | 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 — 252 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.