ZIP 22303 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 478 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fairfax County, VA.
478 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 139 | |
| 2024 | 104 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22303 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 142 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 43 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Special outside fire, other | 38 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 32 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 28 | 5.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22303 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 15 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 11.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 24 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22303 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 697% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $63,326 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $46,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22303.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandria | 113 | |
| 2 | Fairfax | 13 |
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 — 478 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.