ZIP 27596 recorded 110 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 551 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, NC.
551 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 141 | |
| 2024 | 131 | |
| 2025 | 110 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27596 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 71 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 67 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 50 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 39 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 5.4% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27596 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 20 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 20 | 14.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 11.9% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 17.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27596 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 978% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $372,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $372,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $330,480 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $235,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27596.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youngsville | 525 | |
| 2 | Princeton | 2 | |
| 3 | 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 — 551 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.