ZIP 27616 recorded 273 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,015 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wake County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,015 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 169 | |
| 2022 | 175 | |
| 2023 | 184 | |
| 2024 | 214 | |
| 2025 | 273 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27616 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 193 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 152 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 103 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 88 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 51 | 5.0% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27616 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 39 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 15.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 20.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27616 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 84% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $171,531 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $147,879 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $27,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $27,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $22,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27616.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raleigh | 1,009 | |
| 2 | Knightdale | 1 | |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 1 |
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 — 1,015 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.