ZIP 28531 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 50 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carteret County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
50 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28531 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 21 | 42.0% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2 | 4.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28531 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 12.5% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28531.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harkers Island | 48 |
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 — 50 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.