ZIP 28904 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 370 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clay County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
370 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 136 | |
| 2022 | 90 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 84 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28904 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 98 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 48 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 40 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 4.6% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28904 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 41 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 22.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 24 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 19.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28904 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 740% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $95,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28904.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayesville | 299 |
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 — 370 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.