ZIP 28718 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 49 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Transylvania County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
49 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28718 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 11 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 7 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 5 | 10.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28718 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 15.4% |
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 — 49 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.