ZIP 28752 recorded 656 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 4,159 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McDowell County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
4,159 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,070 | |
| 2022 | 983 | |
| 2023 | 773 | |
| 2024 | 677 | |
| 2025 | 656 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28752 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 703 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Accident, potential accident, other | 674 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 669 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 412 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 265 | 6.4% |
For the 95 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28752 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 151 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 123 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 76 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 60 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 49 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 33 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 23 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 168 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 446 | 61.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 41 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 39 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 20 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 13 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 12 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 111 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28752 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 424% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $149,200 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $121,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $89,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28752.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion | 3,163 | |
| 2 | Woodlawn | 144 | |
| 3 | Old Fort | 7 | |
| 4 | Nebo | 4 | |
| 5 | Bakersville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37161 |
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 — 4,159 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.