ZIP 28168 recorded 105 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 656 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Catawba County, NC.
656 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 147 | |
| 2022 | 141 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 138 | |
| 2025 | 105 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28168 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 157 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 65 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 45 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 40 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 35 | 5.3% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28168 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 32 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 29 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 28 | 12.9% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 42.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 23.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28168 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 624% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $83,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $28,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28168.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings Mountain | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37109 |
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 — 656 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.