ZIP 28530 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 497 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Craven County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
497 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | |
| 2022 | 133 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 72 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28530 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 151 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 87 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 42 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 31 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 20 | 4.0% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28530 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 41.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 31 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 15.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 141 | 59.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 13 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28530 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 297% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $48,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28530.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37147 |
| Lenoir County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37107 |
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 — 497 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.