ZIP 27610 recorded 484 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,999 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wake County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,999 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 395 | |
| 2022 | 406 | |
| 2023 | 286 | |
| 2024 | 428 | |
| 2025 | 484 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27610 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 289 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 250 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 232 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 175 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 157 | 7.9% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27610 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 80 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 21 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 18 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 55 | 19.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 115 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 14 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 61 | 21.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27610 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 157% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $469,080 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $218,857 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $83,934 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27610.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raleigh | 1,973 | |
| 2 | Garner | 22 | |
| 3 | Knightdale | 2 |
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 — 1,999 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.