ZIP 28466 recorded 62 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 383 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Duplin County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
383 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | |
| 2022 | 109 | |
| 2023 | 76 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 62 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28466 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 119 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 37 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 26 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 15 | 3.9% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28466 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 72 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 26 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 25 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 24 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28466 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $7,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28466.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wallace | 377 | |
| 2 | Tabor City | 1 | |
| 3 | Teachey | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pender County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37141 |
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 — 383 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.