ZIP 28468 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 224 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brunswick County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
224 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28468 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 67 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 22 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 14 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 14 | 6.2% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28468 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Office | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 38.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28468 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1814% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $32,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $29,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28468.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunset Beach | 222 |
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 — 224 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.