ZIP 28460 recorded 72 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 570 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Onslow County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
570 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 117 | |
| 2022 | 146 | |
| 2023 | 123 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 72 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28460 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 185 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 80 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 33 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 25 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 21 | 3.7% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28460 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 36 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 16 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28460 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 8344% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $186,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28460.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sneads Ferry | 502 | |
| 2 | North Topsail Beach | 58 |
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 — 570 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.