ZIP 27893 recorded 349 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,179 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wilson County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,179 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 370 | |
| 2022 | 523 | |
| 2023 | 476 | |
| 2024 | 461 | |
| 2025 | 349 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27893 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 336 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 321 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 218 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 176 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 116 | 5.3% |
For the 50 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27893 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 220 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 154 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 131 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 121 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 44 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 29 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 27 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 27 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 298 | 28.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 583 | 55.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 101 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 71 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 48 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 39 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 37 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 26 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 21 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 125 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27893 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 200% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $630,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $147,198 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $141,406 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27893.
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 — 2,179 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.