ZIP 28338 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 175 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richmond County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
175 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28338 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 21 | 12.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 21 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 19 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 18 | 10.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28338 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 36 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 24.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 6.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 84.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 1.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28338 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28338.
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 — 175 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.