ZIP 28704 recorded 124 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 838 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buncombe County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
838 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 139 | |
| 2022 | 156 | |
| 2023 | 264 | |
| 2024 | 155 | |
| 2025 | 124 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28704 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 89 | 10.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 84 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 84 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 65 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 56 | 6.7% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28704 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 31 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 17 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 12 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 41.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 19.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28704 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 501% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $610,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $445,000 | Aircraft fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $260,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $225,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $220,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28704.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fletcher | 10 | |
| 2 | Asheville | 5 | |
| 3 | Hendersonville | 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 — 838 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.