ZIP 28902 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 38 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clay County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
38 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28902 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 3 | 7.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28902 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28902 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 399% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $139,000 | Aircraft fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $119,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 38 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.