ZIP 28701 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 253 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buncombe County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
253 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 46 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 27 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 24 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 24 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 7.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 20.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 48.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1440% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $22,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Grass fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asheville | 1 | |
| 2 | Rocky Mount | 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 — 253 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.