ZIP 28719 recorded 134 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,000 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Swain County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,000 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 210 | |
| 2022 | 239 | |
| 2023 | 207 | |
| 2024 | 210 | |
| 2025 | 134 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28719 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 369 | 36.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 81 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 75 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 50 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 4.5% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28719 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 34 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 22 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 74 | 32.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 41.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 31 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 19 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28719 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 258% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $72,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28719.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherokee | 987 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37099 |
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 — 1,000 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.