ZIP 28208 recorded 492 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,640 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,640 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 386 | |
| 2024 | 692 | |
| 2025 | 492 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28208 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 269 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 172 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 125 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 104 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 87 | 5.3% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28208 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 75 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 14 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 33 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 21 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 15 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 18.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28208 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 298% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $186,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $177,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $136,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28208.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 1,638 |
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 — 1,640 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.