ZIP 28134 recorded 103 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 517 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
517 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 115 | |
| 2022 | 84 | |
| 2023 | 120 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 103 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28134 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 131 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 68 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 30 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 28 | 5.4% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28134 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 31 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 30.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Match | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28134 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 172% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28134.
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 — 517 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.