ZIP 28214 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 966 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
966 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | |
| 2022 | 100 | |
| 2023 | 222 | |
| 2024 | 357 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28214 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 106 | 11.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 98 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 82 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 80 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 73 | 7.6% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28214 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 63 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 53 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 27 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 28.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 131 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28214 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 437% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,164,200 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $67,275 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28214.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 948 |
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 — 966 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.