ZIP 28083 recorded 155 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 902 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cabarrus County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
902 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 245 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 170 | |
| 2024 | 282 | |
| 2025 | 155 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28083 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 152 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 127 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 81 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 48 | 5.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28083 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 34.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 23 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28083 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 374% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $52,932 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $48,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28083.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kannapolis | 892 | |
| 2 | Concord | 9 | |
| 3 | Landis | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37159 |
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 — 902 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.