ZIP 28127 recorded 33 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 198 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
198 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 33 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28127 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 42 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 18 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 9 | 4.5% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28127 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 20.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 68.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 6.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28127 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28127.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New London | 196 | |
| 2 | Badin | 1 | |
| 3 | Richfield | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanly County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37167 |
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 — 198 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.