ZIP 28521 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 146 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Duplin County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
146 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28521 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 49 | 33.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 15 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 7 | 4.8% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28521 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 16 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Other | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 16.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Match | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 18.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28521 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 566% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28521.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beulaville | 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 — 146 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.