ZIP 28202 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 231 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
231 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28202 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 20 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 19 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 17 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 16 | 6.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28202 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Assembly area without fixed seats - 100+ persons | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28202 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 394% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $390,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $23,902 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $22,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $16,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28202.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 231 |
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 — 231 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.