ZIP 27284 recorded 285 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,611 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Davidson County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,611 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 487 | |
| 2022 | 405 | |
| 2023 | 193 | |
| 2024 | 241 | |
| 2025 | 285 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27284 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 319 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 127 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 114 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 99 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 88 | 5.5% |
For the 50 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27284 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 69 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 56 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 51 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 32 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 27 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 116 | 28.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 109 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 53 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 31 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 21 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 17 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 113 | 27.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27284 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 119% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27284.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kernersville | 1,563 | |
| 2 | High Point | 11 | |
| 3 | Walkertown | 4 | |
| 4 | Oak Ridge | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37067 |
| Guilford County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37081 |
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 — 1,611 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.