ZIP 28743 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 25 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
25 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28743 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 7 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 2 | 8.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28743 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 33.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28743 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28743.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot Springs | 20 | |
| 2 | Marshall | 2 | |
| 3 | Madison | 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 — 25 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.