ZIP 28705 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 263 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mitchell County, NC.
263 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28705 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 87 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 46 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 19 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 13 | 4.9% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28705 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 25 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 20 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 44.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Match | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28705 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28705.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bakersville | 237 | |
| 2 | Spruce Pine | 6 |
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 — 263 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.