ZIP 28448 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 92 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bladen County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
92 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28448 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 33 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 24 | 26.1% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 3 | 3.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28448 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 21 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 10.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 53.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Match | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 10.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28448.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly | 76 | |
| 2 | Riegelwood | 3 | |
| 3 | Elizabethtown | 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 — 92 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.