ZIP 28201 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 78 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
78 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28201 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 19 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 4 | 5.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28201 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28201 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28201.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 78 |
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 — 78 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.