ZIP 28791 recorded 133 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 715 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Henderson County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
715 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 137 | |
| 2022 | 100 | |
| 2023 | 160 | |
| 2024 | 185 | |
| 2025 | 133 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28791 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 164 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 77 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 67 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 60 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 59 | 8.3% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28791 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 31.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 37.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 26.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28791 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 198% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28791.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hendersonville | 668 | |
| 2 | Fletcher | 28 | |
| 3 | Laurel Park | 18 |
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 — 715 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.