ZIP 28782 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 415 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
415 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 117 | |
| 2024 | 103 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28782 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 75 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 46 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 41 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 41 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 7.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28782 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 20 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 22.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28782 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 135% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $4,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28782.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tryon | 300 | |
| 2 | Columbus | 1 | |
| 3 | Hendersonville | 1 | |
| 4 | Landrum | 1 | |
| 5 | Marion | 1 |
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 — 415 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.