ZIP 28027 recorded 213 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,749 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cabarrus County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,749 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 489 | |
| 2022 | 425 | |
| 2023 | 396 | |
| 2024 | 226 | |
| 2025 | 213 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28027 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 269 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 188 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 134 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 126 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 97 | 5.5% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28027 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 110 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 82 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 69 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 28 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 17 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 15 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 146 | 28.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 210 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 64 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 60 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 29 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 16 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 15 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 87 | 16.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28027 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 246% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $119,742 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28027.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concord | 1,736 | |
| 2 | Kannapolis | 10 | |
| 3 | Mint Hill | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37159 |
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 — 1,749 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.