ZIP 27052 recorded 109 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 766 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Forsyth County, NC.
766 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 171 | |
| 2022 | 163 | |
| 2023 | 163 | |
| 2024 | 160 | |
| 2025 | 109 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27052 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 274 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 65 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 64 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 45 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 5.7% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27052 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 26.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 41.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27052 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1356% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27052.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walnut Cove | 747 | |
| 2 | Germanton | 1 | |
| 3 | Madison | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stokes County | NC | 1.00 | 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 — 766 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.