ZIP 27878 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 95 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nash County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
95 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27878 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 40 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 11 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 6 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 5 | 5.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27878 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Corridor, mall | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27878 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27878.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharpsburg | 90 | |
| 2 | Rocky Mount | 3 | |
| 3 | Elm City | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecombe County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37065 |
| Wilson County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37195 |
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 — 95 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.