ZIP 28269 recorded 291 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 934 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
934 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 400 | |
| 2025 | 291 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28269 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 173 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 92 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 65 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 65 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 62 | 6.6% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28269 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 56 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 35.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 35.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 15 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 16.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28269 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 135% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $397,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $171,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $130,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28269.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 920 | |
| 2 | Huntersville | 4 | |
| 3 | Concord | 1 |
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 — 934 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.