ZIP 28715 recorded 233 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 670 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buncombe County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
670 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 157 | |
| 2025 | 233 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28715 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 190 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 63 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 62 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 44 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 41 | 6.1% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28715 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 12 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 33.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28715 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 429% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $675,000 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $37,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28715.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maggie Valley | 3 | |
| 2 | Asheville | 2 | |
| 3 | Canton | 1 | |
| 4 | Clyde | 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 — 670 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.