ZIP 27510 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 258 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, NC.
258 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27510 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 56 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 20 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 15 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 15 | 5.8% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27510 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 58.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27510 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 906% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27510.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrboro | 251 | |
| 2 | Chapel Hill | 6 |
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 — 258 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.