ZIP 28147 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 753 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rowan County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
753 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 154 | |
| 2022 | 181 | |
| 2023 | 383 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28147 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 146 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 75 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 44 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 43 | 5.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28147 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28147 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $215,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $55,198 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28147.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salisbury | 737 | |
| 2 | China Grove | 14 |
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 — 753 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.