ZIP 28906 recorded 101 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 885 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
885 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 276 | |
| 2022 | 252 | |
| 2023 | 136 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 101 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28906 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 211 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 160 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 127 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 61 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 60 | 6.8% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28906 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 50 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 38 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 134 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 16.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28906 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 793% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $212,240 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $105,230 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $13,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $12,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28906.
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 — 885 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.