ZIP 28459 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 184 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brunswick County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
184 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 58 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28459 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 88 | 47.8% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 13 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 3.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28459 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 6 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Awning | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 14.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Match | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 22.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28459 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,499 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28459.
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 — 184 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.