ZIP 28463 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 532 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbus County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
532 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 137 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 122 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Feb peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28463 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 127 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 72 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 70 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 49 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 27 | 5.1% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28463 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 53 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 50 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 45 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 35 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 32 | 11.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 13.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Match | 70 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 38 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28463 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28463.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tabor City | 521 | |
| 2 | Whiteville | 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 — 532 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.