ZIP 28273 recorded 199 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 639 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
639 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 148 | |
| 2024 | 255 | |
| 2025 | 199 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28273 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 89 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 59 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 54 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 53 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 35 | 5.5% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28273 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 46 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 12 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 34.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 22.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28273 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 138% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $221,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,250 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $79,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28273.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 638 |
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 — 639 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.