ZIP 27608 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 315 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wake County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
315 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27608 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 89 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 84 | 26.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 47 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 22 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 19 | 6.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27608 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27608 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $58,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27608.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raleigh | 315 |
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 — 315 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.