ZIP 28683 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 135 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Surry County, NC.
135 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28683 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 54 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 16 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 7.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28683 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 19 | 52.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 2.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 47.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 2.8% |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37193 |
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 — 135 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.