ZIP 28747 recorded 33 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 168 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Transylvania County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
168 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 33 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28747 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 27 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 27 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 24 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 19 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 4.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28747 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28747 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 2790% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
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 — 168 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.