ZIP 27560 recorded 121 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 843 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wake County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
843 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 153 | |
| 2022 | 172 | |
| 2023 | 183 | |
| 2024 | 214 | |
| 2025 | 121 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27560 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 182 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 93 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 65 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 54 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 48 | 5.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27560 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 19 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 18 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 50 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 30 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27560 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 147% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $454,299 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $167,149 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27560.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morrisville | 683 | |
| 2 | Cary | 78 | |
| 3 | Durham | 46 | |
| 4 | Raleigh | 8 | |
| 5 | Apex | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37037 |
| Durham County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37063 |
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 — 843 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.