ZIP 28722 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 926 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
926 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 206 | |
| 2022 | 266 | |
| 2023 | 254 | |
| 2024 | 144 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28722 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 202 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 140 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 107 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 66 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Accident, potential accident, other | 60 | 6.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28722 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 29 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 29 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 23.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 20.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28722 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 388% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,949 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $7,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $900 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28722.
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 — 926 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.