ZIP 27209 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 193 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
193 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 30 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 19 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 16 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 6.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 9 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 16.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Match | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 8.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27209 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1418182% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $175,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27209.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biscoe | 164 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37125 |
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 — 193 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.