ZIP 27527 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 590 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Johnston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
590 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 117 | |
| 2022 | 146 | |
| 2023 | 138 | |
| 2024 | 102 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27527 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 134 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 85 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 55 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 43 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 5.1% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27527 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 46 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 37 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 23.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 99 | 45.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27527 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 194% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $198,090 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $66,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $65,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Grass fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27527.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clayton | 464 | |
| 2 | Archer Lodge | 87 | |
| 3 | Wendell | 6 | |
| 4 | Garner | 3 | |
| 5 | Smithfield | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County | NC | 0.50 | 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 — 590 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.