ZIP 28713 recorded 121 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 557 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Swain County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
557 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | |
| 2022 | 103 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 114 | |
| 2025 | 121 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28713 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 112 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 58 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 55 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 43 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 38 | 6.8% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28713 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 11 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 80 | 41.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 36 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 12 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 10 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28713 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 178% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $235,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $217,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $208,795 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $140,240 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $121,200 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28713.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryson City | 532 | |
| 2 | Cherokee | 3 |
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 — 557 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.