ZIP 28421 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 151 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pender County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
151 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28421 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 26 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 13 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 12 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 6.6% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28421 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 15.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 14 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Conducted heat from another fire | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28421 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | 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 — 151 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.