ZIP 28278 recorded 71 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 465 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecklenburg County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
465 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 78 | |
| 2023 | 128 | |
| 2024 | 179 | |
| 2025 | 71 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28278 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 101 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 60 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 43 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 35 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 33 | 7.1% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28278 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 25 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Office | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 32.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 21.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28278 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2803% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $862,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $352,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Outside storage fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $71,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28278.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 438 |
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 — 465 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.