ZIP 28681 recorded 84 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 491 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alexander County, NC.
491 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 124 | |
| 2023 | 118 | |
| 2024 | 124 | |
| 2025 | 84 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28681 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 126 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 101 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 52 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 52 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 4.7% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28681 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 59.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 15.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 69.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28681 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 727% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $860,329 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $216,194 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $175,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $139,832 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $117,655 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,348 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28681.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylorsville | 411 | |
| 2 | Bethlehem | 2 |
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 — 491 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.