ZIP 28739 recorded 241 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,051 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Henderson County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,051 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 480 | |
| 2022 | 507 | |
| 2023 | 464 | |
| 2024 | 359 | |
| 2025 | 241 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28739 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 384 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 295 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 211 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 189 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 137 | 6.7% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28739 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 72 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 37 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 23 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 106 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 124 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 32 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 31 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 18 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 13 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 73 | 21.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28739 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2335% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $87,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $69,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $46,100 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28739.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hendersonville | 1,800 | |
| 2 | Laurel Park | 110 | |
| 3 | Flat Rock | 23 | |
| 4 | Etowah | 19 | |
| 5 | Horse Shoe | 13 |
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 — 2,051 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.