ZIP 28605 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 244 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Watauga County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
244 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 58 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Nov peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28605 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 41 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 32 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 26 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 16 | 6.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28605 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 18.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28605 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $733,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $719,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $195,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $52,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28605.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blowing Rock | 191 | |
| 2 | Boone | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37027 |
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 — 244 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.