ZIP 28753 recorded 84 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 161 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
161 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 84 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28753 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 25 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 23 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 19 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 7.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28753 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 8 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 27.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 17.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28753 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 2700% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28753.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 141 | |
| 2 | Madison | 2 | |
| 3 | Weaverville | 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 — 161 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.