ZIP 27615 recorded 176 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 736 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wake County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
736 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 105 | |
| 2022 | 161 | |
| 2023 | 128 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 176 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27615 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 172 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 124 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 73 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 49 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 42 | 5.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27615 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 44.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27615 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $426,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $271,395 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $201,847 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $31,998 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27615.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raleigh | 736 |
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 — 736 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.