ZIP 28479 recorded 74 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 347 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brunswick County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
347 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 68 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 74 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28479 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 64 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 55 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 45 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 41 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 27 | 7.8% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28479 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 18 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 20.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 22.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28479 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 121% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $34,050 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $21,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28479.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leland | 18 | |
| 2 | Boiling Spring Lakes | 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 — 347 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.