ZIP 28805 recorded 136 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 730 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buncombe County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
730 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | |
| 2022 | 135 | |
| 2023 | 239 | |
| 2024 | 148 | |
| 2025 | 136 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28805 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 102 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 80 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 67 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 62 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 47 | 6.4% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28805 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 27 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 16 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 26.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 56.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Match | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28805 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 402% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $314,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $265,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $177,100 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28805.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asheville | 713 |
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 — 730 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.