ZIP 28210 recorded 161 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 525 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
525 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 222 | |
| 2025 | 161 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28210 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 115 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 85 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 34 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 31 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 29 | 5.5% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28210 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 30.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28210 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 253% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $27,900 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28210.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 512 | |
| 2 | Pineville | 11 | |
| 3 | Mount Holly | 2 |
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 — 525 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.