ZIP 28582 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 82 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carteret County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
82 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28582 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 15 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 13 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 7 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 6.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28582 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 16 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 9.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 59.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28582 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $327,471 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $70,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28582.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansboro | 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 — 82 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.