ZIP 28462 recorded 266 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,023 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brunswick County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,023 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 205 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 161 | |
| 2024 | 247 | |
| 2025 | 266 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28462 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 232 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 119 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 118 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 97 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 45 | 4.4% |
For the 61 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28462 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 40 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 36 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 32 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 24.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 163 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 30 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 16.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28462 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 305% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $394,620 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $290,750 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $158,440 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $85,760 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28462.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holden Beach | 89 | |
| 2 | Varnamtown | 40 | |
| 3 | Shallotte | 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 — 1,023 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.