ZIP 28023 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 424 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rowan County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
424 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 168 | |
| 2024 | 73 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28023 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 102 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 42 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 23 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 23 | 5.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28023 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 18.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28023 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $249,123 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $37,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28023.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China Grove | 402 | |
| 2 | Landis | 13 | |
| 3 | Kannapolis | 4 | |
| 4 | Charlotte | 1 | |
| 5 | Enochville | 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 — 424 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.