ZIP 27505 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 337 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
337 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 73 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27505 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 83 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 39 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 28 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 27 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 22 | 6.5% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27505 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 53 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 13.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Match | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27505 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 286% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $361,604 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $139,000 | Aircraft fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $16,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27505.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broadway | 331 | |
| 2 | Sanford | 3 | |
| 3 | Lillington | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harnett County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37085 |
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 — 337 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.