ZIP 28209 recorded 113 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 352 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
352 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 78 | |
| 2024 | 148 | |
| 2025 | 113 |
Sep peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 80 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 71 | 20.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 22 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 21 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 19 | 5.4% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 40.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28209 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 205% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $27,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $21,623 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $6,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28209.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 352 |
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 — 352 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.