ZIP 28034 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,172 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gaston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,172 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 348 | |
| 2022 | 276 | |
| 2023 | 334 | |
| 2024 | 173 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
Nov peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28034 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 225 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 190 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 86 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 60 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 50 | 4.3% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28034 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 82 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 65 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 19.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 136 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Match | 29 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 23 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 19 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28034 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1839% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $18,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28034.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas | 1,066 | |
| 2 | High Shoals | 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 — 1,172 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.