ZIP 27803 recorded 132 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 986 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nash County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
986 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 209 | |
| 2022 | 225 | |
| 2023 | 233 | |
| 2024 | 187 | |
| 2025 | 132 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27803 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 338 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 108 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 60 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 48 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 46 | 4.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27803 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 65 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 63 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 33 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 20 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 17 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 102 | 27.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 158 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 51 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 30 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 23 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 20 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 12 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 57 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27803 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 903% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $267,140 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $73,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27803.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mount | 971 | |
| 2 | Elm City | 2 | |
| 3 | Sharpsburg | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecombe County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37065 |
| Wilson County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37195 |
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 — 986 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.