ZIP 28792 recorded 240 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,771 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Henderson County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,771 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 351 | |
| 2022 | 372 | |
| 2023 | 429 | |
| 2024 | 379 | |
| 2025 | 240 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28792 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 243 | 13.7% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 234 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 229 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 182 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 176 | 9.9% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28792 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 36 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 30 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 83 | 32.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 111 | 44.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 16 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28792 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3145% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $220,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $149,600 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28792.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hendersonville | 1,580 | |
| 2 | Flat Rock | 11 | |
| 3 | Fletcher | 7 | |
| 4 | Mills River | 6 | |
| 5 | East Flat Rock | 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 — 1,771 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.