ZIP 28789 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 210 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
210 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 99 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28789 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 53 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 26 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 24 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 11 | 5.2% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28789 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 30.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 61.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28789 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 312% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28789.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryson City | 1 | |
| 2 | Cherokee | 1 | |
| 3 | Jackson | 1 | |
| 4 | Sylva | 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 — 210 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.