ZIP 27377 recorded 108 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 284 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guilford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
284 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 108 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27377 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 59 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 20 | 7.0% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27377 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27377 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 351% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $399,100 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $12,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27377.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitsett | 279 | |
| 2 | Burlington | 5 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37001 |
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 — 284 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.