ZIP 27524 recorded 127 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,044 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Johnston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,044 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 213 | |
| 2022 | 308 | |
| 2023 | 169 | |
| 2024 | 227 | |
| 2025 | 127 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27524 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 304 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 193 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 78 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 64 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 54 | 5.2% |
For the 47 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27524 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 168 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 128 | 24.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 48 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 26 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 23 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 13.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 365 | 69.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 43 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 33 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 6.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27524 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 105% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $213,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27524.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Four Oaks | 952 | |
| 2 | Selma | 23 | |
| 3 | Benson | 21 | |
| 4 | Smithfield | 15 | |
| 5 | Newton Grove | 10 |
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 — 1,044 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.