ZIP 28572 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 221 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Duplin County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
221 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28572 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 53 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 27 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 17 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 5.4% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28572 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 25 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 9 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 14.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Match | 8 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28572 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28572.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pink Hill | 220 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenoir County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37107 |
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 — 221 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.