ZIP 27966 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 88 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Currituck County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
88 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27966 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 14 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 10 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 6 | 6.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27966 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 9.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27966 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 185% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $6,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 88 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.