ZIP 28657 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 36 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Avery County, NC.
36 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28657 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 21 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 2 | 5.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28657 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 1 | 50.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightning | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 1 | 50.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28657.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newland | 32 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burke County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37023 |
| McDowell County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37111 |
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 — 36 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.