ZIP 28539 recorded 174 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 722 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Onslow County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
722 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 195 | |
| 2022 | 87 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 182 | |
| 2025 | 174 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28539 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 169 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 90 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 55 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 53 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 52 | 7.2% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28539 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 52 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 31 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 21 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 17.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 18 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 13 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28539 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 2160% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $300 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28539.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville | 2 | |
| 2 | Swansboro | 2 | |
| 3 | Atlantic Beach | 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 — 722 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.