ZIP 27549 recorded 154 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 797 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, NC.
797 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 191 | |
| 2022 | 223 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 167 | |
| 2025 | 154 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27549 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 118 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 96 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 70 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 48 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 5.6% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27549 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 42 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 39 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 8.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 21.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 113 | 50.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 16.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27549 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 147% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $107,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | 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 27549.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisburg | 790 | |
| 2 | Youngsville | 3 | |
| 3 | Spring Hope | 2 | |
| 4 | Lake Royale | 1 |
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 — 797 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.