ZIP 27530 recorded 156 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,114 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,114 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 264 | |
| 2022 | 246 | |
| 2023 | 219 | |
| 2024 | 229 | |
| 2025 | 156 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27530 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 155 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 110 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 82 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 74 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 70 | 6.3% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27530 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 110 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 72 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 56 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 37 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 26 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 25 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 14 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 170 | 31.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 238 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 53 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 40 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 24 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 19 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 18 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 105 | 19.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27530 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 155% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27530.
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 — 1,114 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.