ZIP 27576 recorded 210 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,302 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Johnston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,302 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 231 | |
| 2022 | 288 | |
| 2023 | 241 | |
| 2024 | 332 | |
| 2025 | 210 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27576 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 322 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 108 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 87 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 82 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 73 | 5.6% |
For the 46 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27576 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 107 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 51 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 38 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 37 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 31 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 28 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 17 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 95 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 269 | 58.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 16 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 14 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 59 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27576 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 185% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $365,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27576.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selma | 1,206 | |
| 2 | Smithfield | 8 | |
| 3 | Kenly | 6 | |
| 4 | Pine Level | 2 | |
| 5 | Princeton | 2 |
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 — 1,302 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.