ZIP 28207 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 163 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
163 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 61 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Aug peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28207 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 39 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 38 | 23.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 15 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Overheated motor | 9 | 5.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28207 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 63.6% | |
| 2 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28207 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4355% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28207.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 163 |
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 — 163 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.