ZIP 27601 recorded 85 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 439 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wake County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
439 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | |
| 2022 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 68 | |
| 2024 | 96 | |
| 2025 | 85 |
Jun peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 99 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 60 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 44 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 27 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 23 | 5.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Computer room, control room or center | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 345% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $96,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $12,517 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raleigh | 437 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37063 |
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 — 439 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.