ZIP 28146 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 418 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rowan County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
418 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 89 | |
| 2023 | 240 | |
| 2024 | 49 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28146 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 147 | 35.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 42 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 22 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 4.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28146 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 35.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28146 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $85,430 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $19,271 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28146.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salisbury | 399 | |
| 2 | Granite Quarry | 9 | |
| 3 | Rockwell | 8 | |
| 4 | Faith | 2 |
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 — 418 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.