ZIP 28056 recorded 236 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 974 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gaston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
974 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 197 | |
| 2022 | 165 | |
| 2023 | 151 | |
| 2024 | 225 | |
| 2025 | 236 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28056 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 130 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 130 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 126 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 82 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 60 | 6.2% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28056 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 54 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 38 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 78 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 131 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 16 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28056 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 184% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $122,630 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28056.
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 — 974 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.