ZIP 27569 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 312 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Johnston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
312 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27569 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 96 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 43 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 19 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 18 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 14 | 4.5% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27569 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 28 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 20 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 52.1% | |
| 2 | Match | 10 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27569 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 600% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27569.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton | 278 | |
| 2 | Kenly | 13 | |
| 3 | Selma | 4 | |
| 4 | Smithfield | 4 | |
| 5 | Pine Level | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37191 |
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 — 312 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.