ZIP 28304 recorded 346 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,111 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cumberland County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,111 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 423 | |
| 2022 | 506 | |
| 2023 | 495 | |
| 2024 | 341 | |
| 2025 | 346 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28304 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 324 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 264 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 218 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 150 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 141 | 6.7% |
For the 39 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28304 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 70 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 65 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 41 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 28 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 22 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 19 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 17 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 152 | 35.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 131 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 67 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 42 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 26 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 24 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 19 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 89 | 20.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28304 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 399% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $683,787 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $181,003 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $181,003 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $98,315 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28304.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayetteville | 2,099 | |
| 2 | Hope Mills | 7 | |
| 3 | Stedman | 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 — 2,111 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.