ZIP 28562 recorded 148 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 411 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Craven County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
411 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 262 | |
| 2025 | 148 |
Sep peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28562 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 186 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 26 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 23 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 18 | 4.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28562 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28562 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 474% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28562.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37103 |
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 — 411 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.