ZIP 28594 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 323 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carteret County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
323 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | |
| 2022 | 58 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28594 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 44 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 40 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 39 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 32 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | 14 | 4.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28594 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 22 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 21.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28594 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 11545% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Power line down | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28594.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerald Isle | 321 | |
| 2 | Jacksonville | 1 | |
| 3 | 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 — 323 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.