ZIP 28412 recorded 197 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,229 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Hanover County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,229 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 255 | |
| 2022 | 202 | |
| 2023 | 322 | |
| 2024 | 253 | |
| 2025 | 197 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28412 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 154 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 122 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 99 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 96 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 76 | 6.2% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28412 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 56 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 56 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 35 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 96 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 39 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28412 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 228% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $715,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28412.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 1,228 |
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 — 1,229 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.