ZIP 27518 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 624 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wake County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
624 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 142 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27518 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 99 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 95 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 64 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 48 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 31 | 5.0% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27518 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 12.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 13 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 26.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27518 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 235% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27518.
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 — 624 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.