ZIP 27406 recorded 348 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,250 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guilford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,250 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 121 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 217 | |
| 2024 | 489 | |
| 2025 | 348 |
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27406 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 182 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 123 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 103 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 101 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 73 | 5.8% |
For the 53 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27406 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 81 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 66 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 42 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 42 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 21 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 21 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 102 | 24.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 140 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 45 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 43 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 42 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 22 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 15 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 78 | 19.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27406 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 158% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $285,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $180,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $95,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27406.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greensboro | 1,245 | |
| 2 | 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 — 1,250 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.