In 2025, fire departments serving Nokesville responded to 97 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.3M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 72% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
449 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $2.7M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | — | |
| 2022 | 92 | +35.3% | |
| 2023 | 96 | +4.3% | |
| 2024 | 96 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 97 | +1.0% |
For the 8 building fires Nokesville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 69 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 12 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Service facilities, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 16 | 23.2% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Nokesville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 5.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Nokesville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,260,900 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Nokesville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 37,560 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 16,021 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,131 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 2,138 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Other causes | 1,989 | 34.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,579 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 1,200 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,113 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 907 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 745 | 48.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 640 | 14.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 608 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 461 | 34.2 mi |
Top 9 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Virginia cities with population within ±25% of Nokesville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.