ZIP 28432 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 132 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbus County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
132 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28432 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 23 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 21 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 17 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 13 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 9.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28432 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 27.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 3.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Match | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 10.8% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28432.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chadbourn | 1 | |
| 2 | Tabor City | 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 — 132 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.