ZIP 28516 recorded 94 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 720 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carteret County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
720 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 167 | |
| 2022 | 188 | |
| 2023 | 133 | |
| 2024 | 138 | |
| 2025 | 94 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28516 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 197 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 57 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 48 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 38 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 36 | 5.0% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28516 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 41 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 27 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 49.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 19.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28516 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 3920100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28516.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaufort | 453 | |
| 2 | Morehead City | 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 — 720 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.