ZIP 28608 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 18 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Watauga County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
18 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28608 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 1 | 5.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28608 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 33.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28608 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28608.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boone | 18 |
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 — 18 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.