ZIP 28454 recorded 62 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 338 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Onslow County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
338 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 96 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 62 |
Feb peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28454 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 62 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 59 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 54 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 27 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 26 | 7.7% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28454 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 39 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 26 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 18 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 15.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 13 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 10 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28454 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 550% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pender County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37141 |
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 — 338 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.