ZIP 27521 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 343 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harnett County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
343 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 91 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27521 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 107 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 27 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 23 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 19 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 17 | 5.0% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27521 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 46 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 36 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 14.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 21 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27521 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 163% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $249,272 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $102,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27521.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coats | 338 |
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 — 343 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.