ZIP 28469 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 498 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brunswick County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
498 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 117 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 103 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28469 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 125 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 43 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 42 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 22 | 4.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28469 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 28 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28469 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 288% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $18,300 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $6,000 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28469.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean Isle Beach | 486 | |
| 2 | Shallotte | 4 | |
| 3 | Sunset Beach | 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 — 498 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.