ZIP 28655 recorded 339 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,522 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Burke County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,522 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 545 | |
| 2022 | 408 | |
| 2023 | 577 | |
| 2024 | 653 | |
| 2025 | 339 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28655 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 509 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 219 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 209 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 154 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 129 | 5.1% |
For the 64 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28655 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 313 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 119 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 89 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 81 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 60 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 54 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 38 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 35 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 231 | 22.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 464 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 82 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 62 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 51 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 48 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 43 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 40 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Match | 30 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 200 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28655 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 314% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $377,671 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $225,432 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $153,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $136,061 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28655.
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 — 2,522 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.