ZIP 27591 recorded 158 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,172 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Johnston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,172 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 209 | |
| 2022 | 264 | |
| 2023 | 275 | |
| 2024 | 266 | |
| 2025 | 158 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27591 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 191 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 103 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 99 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 96 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 5.6% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27591 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 128 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 69 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 55 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 39 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 33 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 12 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 94 | 19.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 102 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 54 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 43 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 42 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 37 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Match | 34 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 32 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 19 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 129 | 26.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27591 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 157% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $266,466 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $225,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $130,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27591.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wendell | 1,148 | |
| 2 | Zebulon | 4 | |
| 3 | Clayton | 3 | |
| 4 | Archer Lodge | 2 | |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37183 |
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 — 1,172 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.