ZIP 28777 recorded 99 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 669 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mitchell County, NC.
669 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 164 | |
| 2023 | 137 | |
| 2024 | 151 | |
| 2025 | 99 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28777 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 138 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 37 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 37 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 34 | 5.1% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28777 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 37 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 32 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 24.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 53.7% | |
| 2 | Match | 16 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28777 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 141% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $145,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $59,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $57,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28777.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spruce Pine | 648 | |
| 2 | Bakersville | 12 |
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 — 669 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.