ZIP 28613 recorded 136 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 879 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Catawba County, NC.
879 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 189 | |
| 2022 | 209 | |
| 2023 | 188 | |
| 2024 | 157 | |
| 2025 | 136 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28613 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 133 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 104 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 98 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 47 | 5.3% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28613 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 36 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 29 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 14 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 33.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 38.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 16 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 13 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 18.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28613 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1089% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $169,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $158,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $139,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $139,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $139,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28613.
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 — 879 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.