ZIP 27562 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 182 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wake County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
182 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27562 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 12.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 19 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 7.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27562 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 17.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 56.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27562 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1196% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $26,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $17,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27562.
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 — 182 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.