ZIP 27557 recorded 102 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 412 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Johnston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
412 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | |
| 2022 | 97 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 102 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27557 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 100 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 61 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 36 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 35 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 28 | 6.8% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27557 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 55 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 29 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 19.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 12 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 23.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27557 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 364% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $370,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $102,380 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27557.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nash County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37127 |
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 — 412 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.