ZIP 27455 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 295 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Guilford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
295 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 88 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27455 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 42 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 37 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 36 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 24 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 21 | 7.1% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27455 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 17.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27455 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 160% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $12,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $7,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27455.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greensboro | 294 |
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 — 295 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.