ZIP 28470 recorded 193 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 742 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brunswick County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
742 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | |
| 2022 | 209 | |
| 2023 | 119 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 193 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28470 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 128 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 67 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 59 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 59 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 30 | 4.0% |
For the 44 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28470 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 38 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 23 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 20.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 134 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 16.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28470 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 338% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $525,675 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $210,330 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $203,892 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $134,250 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $47,070 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28470.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shallotte | 604 | |
| 2 | Ocean Isle Beach | 3 |
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 — 742 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.