ZIP 28801 recorded 170 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 805 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buncombe County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
805 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 136 | |
| 2023 | 250 | |
| 2024 | 191 | |
| 2025 | 170 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 108 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 102 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 76 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 70 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 50 | 6.2% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 20 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 31.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 58.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28801 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 290% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $875,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $385,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $385,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28801.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asheville | 800 |
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 — 805 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.