ZIP 28174 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 353 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
353 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 98 | |
| 2023 | 68 | |
| 2024 | 93 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Nov peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28174 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 64 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 40 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 18 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 4.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28174 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 30.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 49.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28174 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28174.
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 — 353 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.