ZIP 28651 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 122 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wilkes County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
122 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28651 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 15 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 13 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 7 | 5.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28651 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 22.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28651 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 55220% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $950,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28651.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millers Creek | 116 | |
| 2 | Wilkesboro | 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 — 122 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.