ZIP 28144 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 993 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rowan County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
993 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 142 | |
| 2022 | 304 | |
| 2023 | 526 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28144 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 181 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 150 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 65 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 45 | 4.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28144 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 55 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 16 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 10.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28144 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $688,404 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $688,404 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $195,147 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28144.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salisbury | 978 | |
| 2 | East Spencer | 6 | |
| 3 | Spencer | 5 |
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 — 993 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.