ZIP 28098 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 163 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gaston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
163 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28098 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 27 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 13 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 6.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28098 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 18 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 9 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 17.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 12 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 19.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28098 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 44654% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28098.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lowell | 161 |
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 — 163 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.