ZIP 28763 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 168 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Macon County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
168 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28763 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 43 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 17 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 17 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 5.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28763 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 18.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 69.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 9.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28763.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin | 22 |
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 — 168 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.