ZIP 28745 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 44 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Haywood County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
44 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28745 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 10 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2 | 4.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28745 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28745 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $300 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28745.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Junaluska | 37 | |
| 2 | Waynesville | 4 | |
| 3 | Clyde | 2 | |
| 4 | Canton | 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 — 44 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.