ZIP 28160 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 200 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rutherford County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
200 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 89 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28160 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 69 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 22 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 4.0% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28160 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28160 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28160.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spindale | 197 | |
| 2 | Forest City | 2 | |
| 3 | Rutherfordton | 1 |
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 — 200 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.