ZIP 28036 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 315 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
315 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | |
| 2022 | 111 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28036 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 108 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 37 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 22 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 20 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 17 | 5.4% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28036 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 19.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 9 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 17.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28036 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 210% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $521,490 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,090 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $19,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28036.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davidson | 302 | |
| 2 | Kannapolis | 4 | |
| 3 | Fayetteville | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37097 |
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 — 315 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.