ZIP 22079 recorded 132 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 721 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fairfax County, VA.
721 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 187 | |
| 2024 | 188 | |
| 2025 | 132 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22079 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 172 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 64 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 58 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Special outside fire, other | 56 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 46 | 6.4% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22079 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 24 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 18 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22079 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 847% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $748,100 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $550,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $469,048 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $195,330 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22079.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorton | 642 | |
| 2 | Woodbridge | 9 | |
| 3 | Fairfax | 2 | |
| 4 | North Springfield | 2 | |
| 5 | Occoquan | 1 |
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 — 721 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.