ZIP 28037 recorded 140 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 903 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lincoln County, NC.
903 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 213 | |
| 2022 | 142 | |
| 2023 | 240 | |
| 2024 | 168 | |
| 2025 | 140 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28037 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 132 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 121 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 69 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 61 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 42 | 4.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28037 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 70 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 17 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 34.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 22 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 17 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 59 | 22.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28037 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 203% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28037.
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 — 903 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.