ZIP 28768 recorded 76 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 482 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Transylvania County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
482 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | |
| 2022 | 114 | |
| 2023 | 110 | |
| 2024 | 91 | |
| 2025 | 76 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28768 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 98 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 60 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 49 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 33 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 6.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28768 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 25 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 32.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28768 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 199% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $715,590 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $114,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $56,840 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $56,840 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28768.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brevard | 2 | |
| 2 | Etowah | 1 | |
| 3 | Hendersonville | 1 | |
| 4 | Swannanoa | 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 — 482 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.