ZIP 28103 recorded 59 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 657 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
657 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | |
| 2022 | 200 | |
| 2023 | 143 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 59 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28103 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 111 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 66 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 52 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 34 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 28 | 4.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28103 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 53 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 134 | 47.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 25 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 57 | 20.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28103 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 354% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28103.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshville | 372 | |
| 2 | Monroe | 2 | |
| 3 | Stanfield | 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 — 657 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.