ZIP 28518 recorded 111 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 595 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Duplin County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
595 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110 | |
| 2022 | 161 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 111 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28518 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 118 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 99 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 58 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 57 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 45 | 7.6% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28518 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 69 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 44 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 19.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 153 | 58.0% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 34 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28518 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1149% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $489,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $55,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,800 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28518.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beulaville | 593 |
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 — 595 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.