ZIP 27605 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 157 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wake County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
157 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27605 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 23 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 21 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 19 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 15 | 9.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27605 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27605 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 181% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $6,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $4,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27605.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raleigh | 157 |
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 — 157 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.