ZIP 28741 recorded 92 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 412 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Macon County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
412 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 94 | |
| 2025 | 92 |
Nov peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28741 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 69 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 68 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 48 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 31 | 7.5% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28741 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 29.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28741 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28741.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37099 |
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 — 412 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.