ZIP 28616 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 58 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Avery County, NC.
58 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28616 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accident, potential accident, other | 30 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 12 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2 | 3.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28616 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28616 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28616.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newland | 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 — 58 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.