ZIP 28736 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 226 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
226 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 67 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 79 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28736 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 112 | 49.6% | |
| 2 | Accident, potential accident, other | 50 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 18 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 6 | 2.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28736 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 77.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28736 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $438,090 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $246,830 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28736.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cullowhee | 1 | |
| 2 | Hendersonville | 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 — 226 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.