ZIP 28262 recorded 222 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 690 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
690 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 162 | |
| 2024 | 274 | |
| 2025 | 222 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28262 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 96 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 70 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 55 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 52 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 49 | 7.1% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28262 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 58 | 37.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Candle | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28262 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 24621% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $274,427,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $310,728 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $263,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,725 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28262.
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 — 690 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.