ZIP 28215 recorded 268 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 932 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
932 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 224 | |
| 2024 | 334 | |
| 2025 | 268 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28215 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 154 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 91 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 85 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 81 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 62 | 6.7% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28215 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 36.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 33.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 34 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28215 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 250% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $296,300 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $115,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28215.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 849 | |
| 2 | Harrisburg | 3 | |
| 3 | Mint Hill | 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 — 932 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.