ZIP 27858 recorded 290 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,413 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pitt County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,413 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 289 | |
| 2022 | 245 | |
| 2023 | 322 | |
| 2024 | 267 | |
| 2025 | 290 |
Oct peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27858 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 324 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 272 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 131 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 84 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 71 | 5.0% |
For the 58 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27858 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 75 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 56 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 53 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 38 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 33 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 32 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 17 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 153 | 32.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 124 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 72 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 54 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 39 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 32 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 22 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 99 | 21.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27858 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 299% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27858.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville | 1,405 | |
| 2 | Winterville | 4 |
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 — 1,413 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.