ZIP 28105 recorded 273 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 905 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
905 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 338 | |
| 2024 | 221 | |
| 2025 | 273 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28105 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 195 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 141 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 63 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 49 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 46 | 5.1% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28105 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 35 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 24 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 28.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 104 | 45.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 18 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28105 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 105% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28105.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthews | 641 | |
| 2 | Charlotte | 140 | |
| 3 | Stallings | 55 | |
| 4 | Weddington | 20 | |
| 5 | Mint Hill | 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 — 905 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.