ZIP 28711 recorded 259 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,231 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buncombe County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,231 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 216 | |
| 2022 | 239 | |
| 2023 | 254 | |
| 2024 | 263 | |
| 2025 | 259 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28711 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 322 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 161 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 118 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 111 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 89 | 7.2% |
For the 79 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28711 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 34.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28711 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3382% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $342,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $261,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28711.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Mountain | 1,175 | |
| 2 | Marion | 14 | |
| 3 | Asheville | 5 | |
| 4 | Swannanoa | 3 | |
| 5 | Canton | 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 — 1,231 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.