ZIP 22153 recorded 64 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 257 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fairfax County, VA.
257 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 59 | |
| 2025 | 64 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22153 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 61 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 35 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Special outside fire, other | 20 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 15 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 15 | 5.8% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22153 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 12 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 33.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 20.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22153 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 149% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $483,105 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $382,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $238,650 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $178,150 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $142,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $72,489 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22153.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Springfield | 177 | |
| 2 | West Springfield | 72 | |
| 3 | Springfield | 2 | |
| 4 | Bethesda | 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 — 257 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.