ZIP 28901 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 92 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
92 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28901 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 23 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 22 | 23.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 4.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28901 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 16.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 62.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28901 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $84,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28901.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrews | 87 |
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 — 92 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.