ZIP 27409 recorded 138 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 442 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guilford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
442 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 195 | |
| 2025 | 138 |
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27409 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 49 | 11.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 44 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 39 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 22 | 5.0% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27409 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 16.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27409 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 216% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $108,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $51,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $33,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27409.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greensboro | 373 | |
| 2 | High Point | 57 | |
| 3 | Charleston | 5 |
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 — 442 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.