ZIP 28682 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 79 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Catawba County, NC.
79 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28682 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 15 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 14 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 8 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 8 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Chemical spill or leak | 7 | 8.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28682 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28682 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 313% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $850,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28682.
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 — 79 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.