ZIP 27260 recorded 216 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,287 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guilford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,287 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 137 | |
| 2022 | 291 | |
| 2023 | 312 | |
| 2024 | 331 | |
| 2025 | 216 |
Oct peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27260 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 150 | 11.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 137 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 134 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 72 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 67 | 5.2% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27260 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 89 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 64 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 49 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 43 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 37 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 23 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 17 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 138 | 29.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 180 | 38.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 45 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 43 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 33 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 29 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 25 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 16 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 14 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 86 | 18.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27260 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 501% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $85,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27260.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Point | 1,284 | |
| 2 | Archdale | 1 | |
| 3 | Jamestown | 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 — 1,287 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.