ZIP 27265 recorded 209 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,068 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guilford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,068 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | |
| 2022 | 226 | |
| 2023 | 262 | |
| 2024 | 255 | |
| 2025 | 209 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27265 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 130 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 120 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 82 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 69 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 57 | 5.3% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27265 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 66 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 41 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 30 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 17 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 101 | 30.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 99 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 40 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 24 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 20 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Match | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 76 | 23.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27265 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 423% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $903,065 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27265.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Point | 1,063 | |
| 2 | Jamestown | 3 | |
| 3 | Kernersville | 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 — 1,068 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.