ZIP 27948 recorded 150 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 885 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dare County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
885 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 221 | |
| 2022 | 194 | |
| 2023 | 155 | |
| 2024 | 165 | |
| 2025 | 150 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27948 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 322 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 109 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 60 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 55 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 46 | 5.2% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27948 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 10 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 37.9% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 16 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 19.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27948 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1652% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,786,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,100,000 | Aircraft fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $659,600 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $164,900 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27948.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kill Devil Hills | 875 |
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 — 885 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.