ZIP 27214 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 307 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guilford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
307 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 87 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 58 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27214 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 57 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 55 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 29 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 17 | 5.5% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27214 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 12 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 32.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 36.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27214 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 322% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27214.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greensboro | 2 |
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 — 307 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.