ZIP 27231 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 135 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, NC.
135 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27231 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 37 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 17 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 11 | 8.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27231 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 50.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.5% |
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 — 135 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.