ZIP 28420 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 423 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brunswick County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
423 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | |
| 2022 | 98 | |
| 2023 | 103 | |
| 2024 | 71 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28420 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 81 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 81 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 52 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 34 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 27 | 6.4% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28420 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 39 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 21 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 12.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 59.2% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28420 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 267% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $308,620 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 423 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.