ZIP 27249 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 504 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Caswell County, NC.
504 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 139 | |
| 2022 | 137 | |
| 2023 | 66 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27249 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 159 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 51 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 43 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 25 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 25 | 5.0% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27249 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 26.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 19.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27249 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 162% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27249.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibsonville | 494 | |
| 2 | Sedalia | 1 | |
| 3 | Whitsett | 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 | 1.00 | FIPS 37081 |
| Alamance County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37001 |
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 — 504 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.