ZIP 27235 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 163 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guilford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
163 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27235 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 11.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 17 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 15 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 15 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 4.9% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27235 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 8 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 22.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27235 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 161% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27235.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Point | 35 | |
| 2 | Greensboro | 2 | |
| 3 | Kernersville | 2 | |
| 4 | Staley | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37057 |
| Forsyth County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37067 |
| Randolph County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37151 |
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 — 163 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.