ZIP 27407 recorded 256 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,070 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guilford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,070 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 245 | |
| 2024 | 454 | |
| 2025 | 256 |
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27407 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 130 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 108 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 104 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 84 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 66 | 6.2% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27407 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 59 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 54 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 40 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 26 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 129 | 40.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 38 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 26 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 18 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27407 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 127% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $97,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $79,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $54,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27407.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greensboro | 1,067 | |
| 2 | High Point | 3 |
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 — 1,070 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.