ZIP 28226 recorded 127 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 422 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
422 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 180 | |
| 2025 | 127 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28226 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 119 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 50 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 28 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 25 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 25 | 5.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28226 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 38.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 23.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28226 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 214% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28226.
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 — 422 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.