ZIP 28411 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 290 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Hanover County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
290 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28411 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 51 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 48 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 27 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 26 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 21 | 7.2% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28411 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 36.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28411 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3489% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28411.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 272 | |
| 2 | Castle Hayne | 3 | |
| 3 | Ogden | 2 | |
| 4 | Wrightsville Beach | 2 | |
| 5 | Hampstead | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pender County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37141 |
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 — 290 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.