ZIP 28712 recorded 134 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,106 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Transylvania County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,106 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 277 | |
| 2022 | 253 | |
| 2023 | 254 | |
| 2024 | 188 | |
| 2025 | 134 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28712 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 194 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 161 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 112 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 104 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 65 | 5.9% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28712 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 82 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 22 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 61 | 25.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 80 | 32.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 46 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 26 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 18.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28712 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3657% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28712.
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 — 1,106 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.