ZIP 28694 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 26 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ashe County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
26 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28694 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 6 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 1 | 3.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28694 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 1 | 50.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 1 | 50.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28694.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Jefferson | 24 |
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 — 26 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.