ZIP 28033 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 220 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lincoln County, NC.
220 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28033 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 46 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire | 20 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 19 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 18 | 8.2% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28033 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 49 | 49.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 14.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Match | 19 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28033 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 160% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28033.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherryville | 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 — 220 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.