ZIP 28630 recorded 162 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,009 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Caldwell County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,009 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 173 | |
| 2022 | 235 | |
| 2023 | 228 | |
| 2024 | 211 | |
| 2025 | 162 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28630 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 235 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 108 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 63 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 57 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 53 | 5.3% |
For the 45 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28630 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 50 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 20 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 23.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 101 | 36.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 39 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 16 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28630 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 207% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $127,600 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28630.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Granite Falls | 987 | |
| 2 | Hudson | 6 | |
| 3 | Hickory | 5 | |
| 4 | Rhodhiss | 1 | |
| 5 | Sawmills | 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 — 1,009 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.