ZIP 28721 recorded 117 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 822 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Haywood County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
822 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 166 | |
| 2022 | 209 | |
| 2023 | 194 | |
| 2024 | 136 | |
| 2025 | 117 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28721 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 205 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 62 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 44 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 42 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 36 | 4.4% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28721 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 39 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 22 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 19 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 127 | 50.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 22 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28721 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 129% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $21,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28721.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clyde | 687 | |
| 2 | Waynesville | 32 | |
| 3 | Newport | 3 | |
| 4 | Hot Springs | 1 | |
| 5 | Maggie Valley | 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 — 822 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.