ZIP 28379 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 866 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richmond County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
866 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | |
| 2022 | 244 | |
| 2023 | 213 | |
| 2024 | 196 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28379 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 139 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 87 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 77 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 69 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 55 | 6.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28379 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 110 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 90 | 24.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 31 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 14.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 234 | 64.1% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 26 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28379 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 733% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28379.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockingham | 859 | |
| 2 | Cordova | 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 — 866 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.