ZIP 28054 recorded 300 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,980 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gaston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,980 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 395 | |
| 2022 | 391 | |
| 2023 | 441 | |
| 2024 | 453 | |
| 2025 | 300 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28054 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 396 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 230 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 208 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 172 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 133 | 6.7% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28054 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 109 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 81 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 80 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 75 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 31 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 18 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 173 | 27.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 353 | 56.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 77 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 29 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 23 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 20 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 66 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28054 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 190% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $336,480 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $315,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $295,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $295,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $295,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $295,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $295,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $295,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28054.
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 — 1,980 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.