ZIP 28905 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 59 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
59 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28905 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 42.4% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 8 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 6.8% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28905 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 63.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28905 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 105% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $136,560 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $18,410 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | 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 — 59 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.