ZIP 27317 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 219 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Randolph County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
219 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 44 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27317 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 54 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 17 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 16 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 6.4% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27317 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 20.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27317 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3164% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27317.
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 — 219 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.