ZIP 28751 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 391 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Haywood County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
391 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 95 | |
| 2023 | 86 | |
| 2024 | 98 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28751 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 79 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 58 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 41 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 26 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 4.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28751 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 30 | 26.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 17.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Match | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28751 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 628% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $196,100 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28751.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maggie Valley | 376 | |
| 2 | Waynesville | 14 |
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 — 391 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.