ZIP 27215 recorded 300 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,203 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alamance County, NC.
1,203 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 288 | |
| 2022 | 336 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 177 | |
| 2025 | 300 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27215 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 209 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 166 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 116 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 114 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 106 | 8.8% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27215 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 65 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 28 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 106 | 45.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 19 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 18.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27215 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $113,040 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27215.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington | 1,181 | |
| 2 | Graham | 2 | |
| 3 | Charlotte | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37081 |
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 — 1,203 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.