ZIP 27577 recorded 251 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,532 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Johnston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,532 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 335 | |
| 2022 | 342 | |
| 2023 | 283 | |
| 2024 | 321 | |
| 2025 | 251 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27577 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 396 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 118 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 106 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 84 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 76 | 5.0% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27577 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 113 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 66 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 64 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 59 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 40 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 30 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 19 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 119 | 22.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 246 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 50 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 35 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 25 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 22 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 20 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 20 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 90 | 17.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27577 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 119% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $148,703 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $85,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27577.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smithfield | 1,453 | |
| 2 | Selma | 36 | |
| 3 | Clayton | 14 | |
| 4 | Four Oaks | 7 | |
| 5 | Middlesex | 6 |
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 — 1,532 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.