ZIP 28449 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 75 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Hanover County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
75 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28449 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 17 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 16 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 13 | 17.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 5.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28449 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 10.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28449.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kure Beach | 75 |
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 — 75 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.