ZIP 28806 recorded 370 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,580 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buncombe County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,580 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 144 | |
| 2022 | 270 | |
| 2023 | 397 | |
| 2024 | 399 | |
| 2025 | 370 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28806 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 206 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 187 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 172 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 141 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 102 | 6.5% |
For the 46 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28806 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 41 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 32 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 31 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 30 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 113 | 32.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 189 | 54.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 37 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28806 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 113% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $321,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $256,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $226,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28806.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asheville | 1,555 | |
| 2 | Ellenboro | 1 | |
| 3 | Emma | 1 | |
| 4 | Fayetteville | 1 | |
| 5 | Fletcher | 1 |
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 — 1,580 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.