ZIP 27229 recorded 33 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 332 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
332 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 93 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 58 | |
| 2025 | 33 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27229 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 96 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 61 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 24 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 6.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27229 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 42 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 30 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 22 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 10.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 36.9% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 23 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Match | 22 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27229 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 488% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $215,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $68,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $65,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27229.
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 — 332 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.