ZIP 28771 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 72 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Graham County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
72 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28771 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 14 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 9 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 3 | 4.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28771 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 16.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 55.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28771 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1250% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,302,840 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $64,160 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $64,160 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $52,210 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $41,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28771.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbinsville | 67 |
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 — 72 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.