ZIP 27832 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 55 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Northampton County, NC.
55 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27832 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 9 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 4 | 7.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27832 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 65.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27832 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3850% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27832.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaston | 54 |
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 — 55 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.