ZIP 27701 recorded 147 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,273 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Durham County, NC.
1,273 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 303 | |
| 2022 | 179 | |
| 2023 | 349 | |
| 2024 | 295 | |
| 2025 | 147 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 171 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 164 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 107 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 78 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 70 | 5.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 46 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 84 | 29.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 196 | 68.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 660% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $159,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $106,250 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham | 1,272 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37183 |
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 — 1,273 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.