ZIP 27405 recorded 230 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 4,435 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guilford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
4,435 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,174 | |
| 2022 | 2,335 | |
| 2023 | 271 | |
| 2024 | 425 | |
| 2025 | 230 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27405 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 606 | 13.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 412 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 344 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 315 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 306 | 6.9% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27405 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 356 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 240 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 133 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 128 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 125 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 96 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 51 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 44 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 405 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 637 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 172 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 122 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 91 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 76 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 72 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 46 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 45 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 317 | 20.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27405 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 868% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $850,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $134,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27405.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greensboro | 4,425 | |
| 2 | Kernersville | 3 | |
| 3 | Pleasant Garden | 2 |
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 — 4,435 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.