ZIP 27502 recorded 206 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,028 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chatham County, NC.
1,028 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 213 | |
| 2022 | 203 | |
| 2023 | 182 | |
| 2024 | 224 | |
| 2025 | 206 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27502 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 281 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 87 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 86 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 76 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 71 | 6.9% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27502 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 28 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 24 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 24 | 10.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 104 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 20.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27502 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 200% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,847,003 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $850,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $622,699 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $257,129 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27502.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apex | 1,018 | |
| 2 | Cary | 6 | |
| 3 | Creedmoor | 1 | |
| 4 | Huntington | 1 | |
| 5 | Raleigh | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County | NC | 1.00 | 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 — 1,028 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.