ZIP 28650 recorded 128 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 764 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Catawba County, NC.
764 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 140 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 188 | |
| 2024 | 154 | |
| 2025 | 128 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28650 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 101 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 86 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 55 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 49 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 42 | 5.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28650 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 40 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 111 | 55.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28650 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 454% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28650.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maiden | 729 | |
| 2 | Newton | 2 | |
| 3 | Catawba | 1 | |
| 4 | Denver | 1 | |
| 5 | Lincolnton | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37109 |
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 — 764 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.