ZIP 28457 recorded 164 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 697 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pender County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
697 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 159 | |
| 2022 | 151 | |
| 2023 | 172 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 164 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28457 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 101 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 95 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 84 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 79 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 38 | 5.5% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28457 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 62 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 30 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 27 | 11.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 15.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 53 | 22.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28457 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28457.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Point | 624 | |
| 2 | 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 — 697 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.