ZIP 27501 recorded 159 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,009 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harnett County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,009 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 212 | |
| 2022 | 274 | |
| 2023 | 192 | |
| 2024 | 172 | |
| 2025 | 159 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 296 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 83 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 76 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 54 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 50 | 5.0% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 94 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 65 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 53 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 18.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 196 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 23 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 18 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 13 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 13 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 62 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 261% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $21,650 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27501.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37101 |
| Wake County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37183 |
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 — 1,009 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.