ZIP 27870 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 230 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Halifax County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
230 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 123 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27870 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 44 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 26 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 19 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 13 | 5.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27870 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 15.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 1.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27870 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $58,400 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $33,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $33,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $33,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27870.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roanoke Rapids | 107 |
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 — 230 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.