ZIP 28732 recorded 275 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 990 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Henderson County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
990 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 175 | |
| 2022 | 193 | |
| 2023 | 129 | |
| 2024 | 218 | |
| 2025 | 275 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28732 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 284 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 106 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 85 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 54 | 5.5% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28732 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 30 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 29.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 34.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 23.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28732 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 152% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28732.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fletcher | 863 | |
| 2 | Hendersonville | 94 | |
| 3 | Mills River | 14 | |
| 4 | Asheville | 2 | |
| 5 | Fairview | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37021 |
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 — 990 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.