ZIP 27523 recorded 65 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 443 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chatham County, NC.
443 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 88 | |
| 2023 | 90 | |
| 2024 | 106 | |
| 2025 | 65 |
May peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27523 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 70 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 57 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 40 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 36 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 22 | 5.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27523 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 9.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 21.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 49.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Candle | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27523 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 734% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $497,071 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $470,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,450 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27523.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37183 |
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 — 443 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.