ZIP 28557 recorded 98 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 752 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carteret County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
752 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 162 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 156 | |
| 2024 | 182 | |
| 2025 | 98 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28557 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 102 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 71 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 61 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 48 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 46 | 6.1% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28557 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 86 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 18 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 14 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 100 | 29.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 131 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 24 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 19 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 86 | 25.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28557 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1072% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $913,050 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $221,760 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $197,900 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $145,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28557.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morehead City | 662 |
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 — 752 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.