ZIP 28714 recorded 73 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 399 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Yancey County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
399 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 72 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 73 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28714 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 99 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 81 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 26 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 25 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 20 | 5.0% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28714 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 52.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 11.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 55.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 20 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Candle | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28714 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 319% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $98,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28714.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnsville | 387 | |
| 2 | Spruce Pine | 6 | |
| 3 | Bakersville | 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 — 399 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.