ZIP 28425 recorded 155 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 938 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pender County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
938 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 267 | |
| 2022 | 238 | |
| 2023 | 164 | |
| 2024 | 114 | |
| 2025 | 155 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28425 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 245 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 90 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 86 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 70 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 58 | 6.2% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28425 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 58 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 45 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 37 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 28 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 135 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 59 | 21.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28425 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 296% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $34,075 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $29,415 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28425.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burgaw | 909 | |
| 2 | Rocky Point | 3 | |
| 3 | Rose Hill | 1 | |
| 4 | Wilmington | 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 — 938 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.