ZIP 28584 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 528 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carteret County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
528 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 85 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28584 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 102 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 38 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 32 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 30 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 25 | 4.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28584 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 61 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 50.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28584 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5206% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $622,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $447,654 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $167,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28584.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansboro | 228 | |
| 2 | Cape Carteret | 94 | |
| 3 | Cedar Point | 90 | |
| 4 | Peletier | 84 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onslow County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37133 |
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 — 528 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.