ZIP 27856 recorded 99 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 695 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nash County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
695 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 147 | |
| 2022 | 229 | |
| 2023 | 179 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 99 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27856 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 168 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 58 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 57 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 45 | 6.5% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27856 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 55 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 46 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 45 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 32 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 9.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 20.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 135 | 45.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 19 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 18.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27856 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 372% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $170,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27856.
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 — 695 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.