ZIP 27104 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 545 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Forsyth County, NC.
545 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 138 | |
| 2023 | 112 | |
| 2024 | 180 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27104 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 99 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 72 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 53 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 42 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 38 | 7.0% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27104 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 19 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 10.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 22.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27104 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 262% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $364,140 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $182,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27104.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malvern | 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 — 545 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.