ZIP 28461 recorded 210 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,148 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brunswick County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,148 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 224 | |
| 2022 | 263 | |
| 2023 | 200 | |
| 2024 | 251 | |
| 2025 | 210 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28461 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 158 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 108 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 98 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 86 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 85 | 7.4% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28461 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 90 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 34 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 27 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 94 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 120 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 36 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 26 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 17 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 89 | 25.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28461 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 563% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28461.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southport | 544 | |
| 2 | Boiling Spring Lakes | 438 | |
| 3 | Oak Island | 2 |
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 — 1,148 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.