ZIP 28270 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 301 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
301 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 129 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28270 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 86 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 47 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 17 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 16 | 5.3% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28270 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 15.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28270 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 456% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28270.
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 — 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.