ZIP 28206 recorded 161 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 516 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
516 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 243 | |
| 2025 | 161 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28206 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 61 | 11.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 59 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 55 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 45 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 42 | 8.1% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28206 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 42 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 25.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 19 | 17.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28206 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 403% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $27,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28206.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 515 |
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 — 516 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.