ZIP 27542 recorded 91 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 663 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Johnston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
663 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 144 | |
| 2022 | 173 | |
| 2023 | 122 | |
| 2024 | 133 | |
| 2025 | 91 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 123 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 77 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 56 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 43 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 37 | 5.6% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 37 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 35 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 96 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 19 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 15 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 19.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27542 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 172% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27542.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37191 |
| Wilson County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37195 |
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 — 663 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.