ZIP 28804 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 373 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buncombe County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
373 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 107 | |
| 2024 | 84 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28804 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 62 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 61 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 51 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 28 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 23 | 6.2% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28804 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 48.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28804 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 7076% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $187,200 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $7,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28804.
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 — 373 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.