ZIP 28040 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 93 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rutherford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
93 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 60 | 64.5% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2 | 2.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28040 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $200 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28040.
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 — 93 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.