ZIP 28779 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 28 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
28 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28779 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 12 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 7 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 1 | 3.6% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28779.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylva | 26 | |
| 2 | Bryson City | 2 |
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 — 28 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.