ZIP 27050 recorded 49 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 286 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Forsyth County, NC.
286 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 49 |
Nov peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27050 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 83 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 43 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 25 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 15 | 5.2% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27050 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 22.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27050 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 694% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $56,600 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $24,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,380 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $14,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27050.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobaccoville | 282 | |
| 2 | King | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stokes County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37169 |
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 — 286 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.