ZIP 28726 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 200 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Henderson County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
200 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28726 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 59 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 16 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 15 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 10 | 5.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28726 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28726 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 250100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28726.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Flat Rock | 194 | |
| 2 | Flat Rock | 2 | |
| 3 | Hendersonville | 2 | |
| 4 | Elkin | 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 — 200 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.