ZIP 28774 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 256 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Transylvania County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
256 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 98 | |
| 2024 | 79 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28774 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 82 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Accident, potential accident, other | 46 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 27 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 19 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 13 | 5.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28774 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Match | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28774 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 2075% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Hazardous condition, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 256 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.