ZIP 27597 recorded 251 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,402 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, NC.
1,402 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 248 | |
| 2022 | 298 | |
| 2023 | 273 | |
| 2024 | 332 | |
| 2025 | 251 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27597 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 270 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 104 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 96 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 94 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 87 | 6.2% |
For the 54 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27597 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 129 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 69 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 58 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 45 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 44 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 38 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 124 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 196 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 55 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 43 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 37 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 34 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 26 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 22 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 106 | 19.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27597 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 107% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $302,989 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $124,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $110,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27597.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zebulon | 1,370 | |
| 2 | Wendell | 4 | |
| 3 | Middlesex | 1 | |
| 4 | Spring Hope | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37101 |
| Nash County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37127 |
| 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 — 1,402 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.