ZIP 27831 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 78 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Northampton County, NC.
78 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27831 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 10 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 4 | 5.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27831 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 27.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 2.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 57.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27831 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 129% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,350 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27831.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garysburg | 78 |
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 — 78 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.