ZIP 28129 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 237 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stanly County, NC.
237 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28129 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 44 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 18 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 12 | 5.1% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28129 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 11 | 10.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 15.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 22.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28129 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1969% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $587,200 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $365,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $48,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28129.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakboro | 231 | |
| 2 | Stanfield | 2 | |
| 3 | Albemarle | 1 | |
| 4 | Mount Holly | 1 | |
| 5 | Norwood | 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 — 237 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.