ZIP 28787 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 261 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buncombe County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
261 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28787 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 70 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 30 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 29 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 19 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 17 | 6.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28787 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 14.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 59.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28787 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1879% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28787.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weaverville | 237 | |
| 2 | Asheville | 2 | |
| 3 | Spruce Pine | 1 | |
| 4 | Waynesville | 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 — 261 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.