ZIP 28692 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 158 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Watauga County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
158 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28692 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 20 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 12 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 10 | 6.3% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28692 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 22.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Match | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28692 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 115% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,307 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28692.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boone | 1 |
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 — 158 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.