ZIP 28773 recorded 113 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 573 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
573 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | |
| 2022 | 146 | |
| 2023 | 154 | |
| 2024 | 40 | |
| 2025 | 113 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28773 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 154 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Accident, potential accident, other | 73 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 47 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 47 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 40 | 7.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28773 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 6 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 12.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28773 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28773.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saluda | 543 | |
| 2 | Flat Rock | 5 | |
| 3 | Hendersonville | 2 | |
| 4 | Laurel Park | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37089 |
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 — 573 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.