ZIP 28216 recorded 351 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,147 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,147 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 261 | |
| 2024 | 476 | |
| 2025 | 351 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28216 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 148 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 133 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 93 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 86 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 65 | 5.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28216 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 68 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 33 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 26 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 36 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 15 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28216 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 121% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $64,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28216.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 1,127 |
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 — 1,147 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.