ZIP 28673 recorded 64 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 501 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Catawba County, NC.
501 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 102 | |
| 2023 | 122 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 64 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28673 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 91 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 88 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 82 | 16.4% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 59 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 53 | 10.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28673 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 47 | 24.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 20.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 109 | 57.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28673 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 226% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $568,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $211,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $176,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $130,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28673.
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 — 501 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.