ZIP 27804 recorded 172 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,465 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nash County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,465 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 285 | |
| 2022 | 389 | |
| 2023 | 333 | |
| 2024 | 286 | |
| 2025 | 172 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27804 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 525 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 109 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 104 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 67 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 65 | 4.4% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27804 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 114 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 90 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 74 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 41 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 17 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 15 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 149 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 222 | 41.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 61 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 56 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 36 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 25 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 22 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 17 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 84 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27804 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 251% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $385,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $280,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $161,520 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $130,090 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27804.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mount | 1,441 | |
| 2 | Rocky Point | 3 |
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 |
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 — 1,465 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.