ZIP 28734 recorded 450 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,963 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Macon County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,963 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 335 | |
| 2022 | 412 | |
| 2023 | 365 | |
| 2024 | 401 | |
| 2025 | 450 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28734 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 451 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 201 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 182 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 150 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 119 | 6.1% |
For the 85 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28734 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 185 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 99 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 66 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 65 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 59 | 8.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 20 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 17 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 173 | 24.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 312 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 59 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 55 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 50 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 26 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 23 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 23 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 135 | 19.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28734 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 209% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $320,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $271,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $214,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $181,180 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28734.
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 — 1,963 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.