ZIP 27344 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 367 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chatham County, NC.
367 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 157 | |
| 2024 | 99 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27344 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 88 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 44 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 34 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 23 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 15 | 4.1% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27344 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 15 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 39.2% | |
| 2 | Conducted heat from another fire | 16 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27344 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4068% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $65,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27344.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siler City | 364 |
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 — 367 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.