ZIP 27909 recorded 228 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,162 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pasquotank County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,162 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 195 | |
| 2022 | 140 | |
| 2023 | 317 | |
| 2024 | 282 | |
| 2025 | 228 |
Jun peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27909 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 195 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 117 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 78 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 67 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 64 | 5.5% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27909 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 107 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 37 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 70 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 197 | 64.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27909 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 420% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27909.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth City | 1,157 | |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 1 | |
| 3 | Hertford | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37029 |
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 — 1,162 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.