ZIP 27263 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 785 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guilford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
785 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 188 | |
| 2022 | 201 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 143 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27263 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 119 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 68 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 67 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 57 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 53 | 6.8% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27263 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 43 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 39 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 89 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 155 | 52.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27263 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1195% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $121,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27263.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Point | 396 | |
| 2 | Archdale | 386 | |
| 3 | Trinity | 3 |
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 — 785 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.