ZIP 28520 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 31 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carteret County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
31 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28520 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2 | 6.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28520 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Closet | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Match | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Munitions | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28520 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 31 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.