ZIP 27606 recorded 220 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,016 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wake County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,016 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 131 | |
| 2022 | 246 | |
| 2023 | 186 | |
| 2024 | 233 | |
| 2025 | 220 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27606 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 118 | 11.6% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 97 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 90 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 86 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 78 | 7.7% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27606 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 13 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 11 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 29.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 22.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27606 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 159% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $521,183 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27606.
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 — 1,016 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.