ZIP 28624 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 59 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wilkes County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
59 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28624 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 21 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 9 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 4 | 6.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28624 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 6 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 5.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28624 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 280% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $3,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $300 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 59 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.