ZIP 28740 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 63 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mitchell County, NC.
63 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28740 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 14 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 9 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 4 | 6.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28740 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 78.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 8.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 91.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28740 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yancey County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37199 |
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 — 63 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.