ZIP 27604 recorded 261 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,174 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wake County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,174 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 243 | |
| 2022 | 222 | |
| 2023 | 202 | |
| 2024 | 246 | |
| 2025 | 261 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27604 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 198 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 161 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 152 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 128 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 90 | 7.7% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27604 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 30 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 19.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 43.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 19.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27604 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 133% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $444,069 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $280,691 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Outside storage fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27604.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raleigh | 1,165 | |
| 2 | Knightdale | 4 | |
| 3 | Benson | 1 | |
| 4 | New Hope | 1 |
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 — 1,174 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.