ZIP 27822 recorded 67 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 596 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wilson County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
596 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 151 | |
| 2024 | 122 | |
| 2025 | 67 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27822 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 182 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 84 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 52 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 48 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 39 | 6.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27822 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 27.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 69.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27822 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5179% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,207 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27822.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elm City | 571 | |
| 2 | Wilson | 4 | |
| 3 | Rocky Mount | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nash County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37127 |
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 — 596 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.