ZIP 28456 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 229 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bladen County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
229 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 51 | |
| 2023 | 66 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28456 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 54 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 34 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 22 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 4.8% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28456 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 33 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 25.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cigarette lighter | 48 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28456 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1557% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28456.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riegelwood | 149 | |
| 2 | Sandyfield | 18 | |
| 3 | Northwest | 7 | |
| 4 | Jacksonville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37019 |
| Columbus County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37047 |
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 — 229 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.