ZIP 28560 recorded 102 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 279 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Craven County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
279 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 102 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28560 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 69 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 27 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 23 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 18 | 6.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28560 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28560 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 887% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $63,010 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $49,680 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $49,680 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $21,325 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28560.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Bern | 277 | |
| 2 | James City | 1 | |
| 3 | Trent Woods | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamlico County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37137 |
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 — 279 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.