ZIP 28138 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 167 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cabarrus County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
167 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28138 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 64 | 38.3% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 15 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 12 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 3.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28138 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28138 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 252932% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $26,932 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28138.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37159 |
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 — 167 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.