ZIP 27244 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 152 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alamance County, NC.
152 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27244 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 30 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 13 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 8 | 5.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27244 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27244 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 12443% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $96,375 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27244.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon | 150 | |
| 2 | Burlington | 1 | |
| 3 | Gibsonville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caswell County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37033 |
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 — 152 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.