ZIP 28511 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 41 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carteret County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
41 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Jun peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28511 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 12 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2 | 4.9% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28511 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 4.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Match | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 13.6% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28511.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic | 35 |
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 — 41 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.