ZIP 28052 recorded 274 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,255 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gaston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,255 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 496 | |
| 2022 | 519 | |
| 2023 | 489 | |
| 2024 | 477 | |
| 2025 | 274 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28052 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 368 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 242 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 206 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 194 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 175 | 7.8% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28052 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 216 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 178 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 101 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 83 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 46 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 29 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 22 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 21 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 238 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 482 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 79 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 51 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 44 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 41 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 26 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 163 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28052 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1188% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,900,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,107,130 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $420,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $292,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $285,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28052.
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 — 2,255 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.