ZIP 28451 recorded 294 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,753 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brunswick County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,753 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 323 | |
| 2022 | 358 | |
| 2023 | 316 | |
| 2024 | 462 | |
| 2025 | 294 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28451 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 325 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 159 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 146 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 138 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 103 | 5.9% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28451 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 159 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 97 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 65 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 51 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 48 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 25 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 13 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 152 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 321 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 58 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 39 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 28 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 22 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 18 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 131 | 19.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28451 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1277% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $382,630 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $308,710 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $183,810 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28451.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leland | 1,485 | |
| 2 | Northwest | 97 | |
| 3 | Navassa | 66 | |
| 4 | Belville | 45 | |
| 5 | Fayetteville | 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 — 1,753 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.