ZIP 28435 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 275 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pender County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
275 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 67 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28435 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 57 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 44 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 29 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 27 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 6.2% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28435 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 26 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 24 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 10 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28435 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 1160% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28435.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 — 275 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.