Damage Report · Raleigh-Durham Triangle, North Carolina · August 2026
Raleigh Fire Damage Report: August 2026
Raleigh-Durham Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, and Cary Wc, and the surrounding Wake and Durham county communities) logged 229 damage incidents in August 2026, roughly 7 a day, with August 16 the busiest day at 16.
At a glance
- 229Damage incidents tracked in August 2026
- ~7/dayAverage daily incident volume
- 149Structure fires
- 16Incidents on August 16, the month's peak day
Incidents by type
Estimated damage severity
Busiest cities
Peak day: August 16 (16 incidents). Counties covered: Wake, Durham.
What stood out
- August 16 was the busiest day of the month for Raleigh-Durham Triangle: 16 incidents, more than double the daily average of 7.
- Raleigh led the territory with 91 incidents (40% of the month), followed by Durham (51) and Cary Wc (30).
- 200 of Raleigh-Durham Triangle's 229 incidents (87%) carried a medium or high damage estimate: roughly 6 significant restoration opportunities surfacing every day.
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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Raleigh-Durham Triangle throughout August 2026, aggregated from FirstLeads' real-time incident monitoring network and frozen as a monthly snapshot at publish time. Damage severity is estimated from emergency response signals at the time of the incident.
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