ZIP 28748 recorded 195 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 877 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buncombe County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
877 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 202 | |
| 2022 | 199 | |
| 2023 | 159 | |
| 2024 | 122 | |
| 2025 | 195 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28748 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 167 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 140 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 103 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 75 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 63 | 7.2% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28748 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 46 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 40 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 62 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 130 | 53.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 13 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28748 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 214% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $263,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $137,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28748.
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 — 877 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.