ZIP 28079 recorded 195 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,041 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,041 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 248 | |
| 2022 | 165 | |
| 2023 | 279 | |
| 2024 | 154 | |
| 2025 | 195 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28079 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 168 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 167 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 57 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 57 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 53 | 5.1% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28079 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 92 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 46 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 41 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 22 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 16 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 94 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 156 | 40.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 26 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 25 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 23 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 18 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 87 | 22.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28079 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 837% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $850,106 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $247,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $187,400 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28079.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Trail | 359 | |
| 2 | Hemby Bridge | 15 | |
| 3 | Monroe | 11 | |
| 4 | Wesley Chapel | 7 | |
| 5 | Fairview | 3 |
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 — 1,041 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.