ZIP 28205 recorded 268 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 949 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
949 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 217 | |
| 2024 | 430 | |
| 2025 | 268 |
Sep peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28205 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 237 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 110 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 91 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 61 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 50 | 5.3% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28205 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Multiple areas | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 15 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 14 | 11.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28205 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 180% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $152,400 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28205.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 949 |
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 — 949 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.