ZIP 27511 recorded 122 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 913 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wake County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
913 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 153 | |
| 2022 | 244 | |
| 2023 | 205 | |
| 2024 | 189 | |
| 2025 | 122 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27511 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 144 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 119 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 85 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 76 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 57 | 6.2% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27511 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 42 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 24 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 84 | 33.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 43.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 37 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27511 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 537% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $950,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $411,986 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $286,986 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27511.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37037 |
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 — 913 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.