ZIP 27571 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 158 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wake County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
158 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27571 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 40 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 26 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 7 | 4.4% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27571 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 8 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 55.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27571 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 120% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $352,528 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $18,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $7,000 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $6,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27571.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolesville | 156 | |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 1 |
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 — 158 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.