ZIP 22408 recorded 173 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 803 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Caroline County, VA.
803 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 160 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 162 | |
| 2024 | 164 | |
| 2025 | 173 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22408 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 121 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 82 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 64 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 60 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 49 | 6.1% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22408 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 59 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 12 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 40.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 18 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 16.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22408 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 189% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $332,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $306,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $214,369 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $189,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $175,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $138,150 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22408.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredericksburg | 801 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotsylvania County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51177 |
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 — 803 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.