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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 27938

ZIP 27938 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 15 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gates County, NC.

ZIP 27938 FIPS 37073 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
0
15 across 5 years
Building fires
0
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
13
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Gates County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 27938

15 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 6
2022 7
2023 2
2024 0
2025 0
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 27938?

Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 4
Feb 2
Mar 2
Apr 1
May 0
Jun 1
Jul 1
Aug 1
Sep 1
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 2
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 27938?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27938 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 4 26.7%
2 Authorized controlled burning 3 20.0%
3 Fire, other 2 13.3%
4 Building fires 1 6.7%
5 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 1 6.7%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 27938?

For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
100%
6
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27938 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 2 33.3%
2 Cooking area, kitchen 1 16.7%
3 Laundry area, wash house (laundry) 1 16.7%
4 Outside area, other 1 16.7%
5 Wildland, woods 1 16.7%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 5 83.3%
2 Hot ember or ash 1 16.7%
11 Current conditions

Right now in 27938

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 15 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.