ZIP 27312 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 243 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chatham County, NC.
243 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 58 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27312 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 50 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 24 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 21 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 14 | 5.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27312 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 14.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 57.4% | |
| 2 | Conducted heat from another fire | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27312 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 18528% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $433,368 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $124,447 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $11,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27312.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsboro | 243 |
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 — 243 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.