ZIP 27401 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 372 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guilford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
372 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 182 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 58 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 51 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 38 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 35 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 29 | 7.8% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 24.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 425% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $66,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greensboro | 371 | |
| 2 | Bluefield | 1 |
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 — 372 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.