ZIP 28689 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 55 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Iredell County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
55 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28689 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 24 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Accident, potential accident, other | 3 | 5.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28689 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28689 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $200 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 55 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.