ZIP 27403 recorded 129 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 402 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guilford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
402 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 66 | |
| 2024 | 207 | |
| 2025 | 129 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27403 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 53 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 49 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 43 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 41 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 37 | 9.2% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27403 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 22 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 23.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 37.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27403 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 243% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $98,320 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27403.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greensboro | 402 |
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 — 402 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.