ZIP 27559 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 79 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chatham County, NC.
79 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 47 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27559 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 23 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 12 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 5.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27559 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 6 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Technical processing areas, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 72.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.6% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27559.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37105 |
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 — 79 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.