ZIP 28766 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 100 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Transylvania County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
100 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28766 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 32 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 11 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 10 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 8 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 7 | 7.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28766 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28766 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 2100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28766.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brevard | 4 | |
| 2 | Etowah | 1 | |
| 3 | Hendersonville | 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 — 100 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.