ZIP 28422 recorded 103 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 655 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brunswick County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
655 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 143 | |
| 2023 | 151 | |
| 2024 | 140 | |
| 2025 | 103 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28422 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 142 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 87 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 67 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 35 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 31 | 4.7% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28422 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 43 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 18 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 26.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28422 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1783% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $380,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $255,934 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,471 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $56,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28422.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oak Island | 5 | |
| 2 | Boiling Spring Lakes | 1 |
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 — 655 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.