ZIP 28429 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 130 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Hanover County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
130 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28429 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 22 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 22 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 20 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 15 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 11 | 8.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28429 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Function area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 85.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28429 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 796% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28429.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castle Hayne | 116 | |
| 2 | Wilmington | 6 | |
| 3 | Kure Beach | 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 — 130 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.