ZIP 27896 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 319 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nash County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
319 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Nov peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27896 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 62 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 45 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 31 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 22 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 21 | 6.6% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27896 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 32 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 43.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27896 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 248% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $69,746 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $48,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $26,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27896.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilson | 310 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson County | NC | 1.00 | 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 — 319 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.