ZIP 28227 recorded 273 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,301 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,301 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 169 | |
| 2022 | 163 | |
| 2023 | 305 | |
| 2024 | 391 | |
| 2025 | 273 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28227 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 237 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 185 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 158 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 70 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 68 | 5.2% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28227 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 88 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 46 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 29 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 109 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 168 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 22 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 73 | 20.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28227 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 267% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $499,200 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $356,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $236,700 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $187,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28227.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37179 |
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 — 1,301 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.