ZIP 28409 recorded 98 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 555 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Hanover County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
555 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 110 | |
| 2023 | 127 | |
| 2024 | 136 | |
| 2025 | 98 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28409 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 78 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 57 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 56 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 49 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 43 | 7.7% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28409 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 31 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28409 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 167% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $326,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28409.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 555 |
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 — 555 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.