ZIP 28433 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 167 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bladen County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
167 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28433 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 63 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 11 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 10 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 9 | 5.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28433 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 41.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 10.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 60.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 8.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28433 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28433.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarkton | 159 | |
| 2 | Whiteville | 3 | |
| 3 | Bladenboro | 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 — 167 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.