ZIP 28117 recorded 226 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,796 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Iredell County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,796 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 309 | |
| 2022 | 398 | |
| 2023 | 439 | |
| 2024 | 424 | |
| 2025 | 226 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28117 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 468 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 248 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 116 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 85 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 84 | 4.7% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28117 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 54 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 44 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 29 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 121 | 33.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 152 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 22 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 74 | 20.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28117 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 243% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $195,330 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28117.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mooresville | 1,795 |
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 — 1,796 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.