ZIP 28016 recorded 123 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 797 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gaston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
797 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 145 | |
| 2022 | 145 | |
| 2023 | 161 | |
| 2024 | 223 | |
| 2025 | 123 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28016 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 148 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 68 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 58 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 46 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 46 | 5.8% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28016 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 91 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 33 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 19.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 117 | 42.5% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 26 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Match | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28016 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 288% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $144,240 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28016.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bessemer City | 703 | |
| 2 | Kings Mountain | 10 | |
| 3 | Dallas | 4 | |
| 4 | Belmont | 1 | |
| 5 | Tryon | 1 |
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 — 797 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.