ZIP 28073 recorded 49 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 292 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cleveland County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
292 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 73 | |
| 2025 | 49 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28073 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 49 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 20 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 19 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 17 | 5.8% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28073 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 40 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 46.1% | |
| 2 | Match | 13 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28073 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28073.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grover | 286 | |
| 2 | Cherryville | 1 | |
| 3 | Kings Mountain | 1 | |
| 4 | Shelby | 1 |
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 — 292 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.