ZIP 27851 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 89 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wilson County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
89 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27851 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 34 | 38.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 9 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 5 | 5.6% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27851 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27851 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27851.
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 — 89 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.