ZIP 27850 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 181 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Halifax County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
181 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27850 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 42 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 33 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 16 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 9 | 5.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27850 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 18.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 24 | 25.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 13 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27850 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 442% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $78,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,180 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $24,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $23,900 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27850.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Littleton | 170 | |
| 2 | Roanoke Rapids | 7 | |
| 3 | Hollister | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37185 |
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 — 181 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.