ZIP 27253 recorded 175 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 844 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alamance County, NC.
844 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | |
| 2022 | 194 | |
| 2023 | 182 | |
| 2024 | 177 | |
| 2025 | 175 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27253 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 171 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 126 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 84 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 54 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 53 | 6.3% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27253 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 38 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 31 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 10.4% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 14 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 50 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 124 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 15.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27253 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 406% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $113,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27253.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham | 836 | |
| 2 | Haw River | 2 | |
| 3 | Alamance | 1 | |
| 4 | Burlington | 1 |
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 — 844 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.