ZIP 28436 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 179 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbus County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
179 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28436 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 27 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 27 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 25 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 17 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 7.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28436 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 19 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 18.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 12.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cigarette lighter | 34 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28436 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 26800% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $28,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $28,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
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 — 179 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.