ZIP 28762 recorded 153 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 657 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McDowell County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
657 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110 | |
| 2022 | 130 | |
| 2023 | 114 | |
| 2024 | 150 | |
| 2025 | 153 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28762 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 206 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 151 | 23.0% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 61 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 40 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Accident, potential accident, other | 29 | 4.4% |
For the 50 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28762 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 56.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28762 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $7,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28762.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Fort | 370 | |
| 2 | Marion | 5 | |
| 3 | Fletcher | 3 | |
| 4 | Hendersonville | 1 | |
| 5 | Nebo | 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 — 657 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.