ZIP 28031 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 749 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
749 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 179 | |
| 2022 | 222 | |
| 2023 | 193 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28031 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 248 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 83 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 46 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 37 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 35 | 4.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28031 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 26 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 29.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 24.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28031 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2274% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $137,450 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28031.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornelius | 746 | |
| 2 | Huntersville | 2 |
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 — 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.