ZIP 28112 recorded 200 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 685 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
685 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 159 | |
| 2022 | 76 | |
| 2023 | 67 | |
| 2024 | 183 | |
| 2025 | 200 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28112 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 92 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 68 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 59 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 56 | 8.2% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28112 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 57 | 22.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 20.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 164 | 65.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28112 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 219% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $133,899 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28112.
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 — 685 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.