ZIP 28405 recorded 218 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,179 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Hanover County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,179 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 177 | |
| 2022 | 198 | |
| 2023 | 279 | |
| 2024 | 307 | |
| 2025 | 218 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28405 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 225 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 133 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 87 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 76 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 5.1% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28405 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 45 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 40 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 62 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 25 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 14 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28405 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 208% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,008,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28405.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 1,175 | |
| 2 | Castle Hayne | 2 | |
| 3 | Ogden | 2 |
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 — 1,179 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.