ZIP 27503 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 160 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Durham County, NC.
160 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 20 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 14 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 9 | 5.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 8.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 70.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Munitions | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27503 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 11300% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $20,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27503.
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 — 160 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.