ZIP 22485 recorded 249 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,332 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King George County, VA.
1,332 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 253 | |
| 2022 | 304 | |
| 2023 | 247 | |
| 2024 | 279 | |
| 2025 | 249 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22485 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 137 | 10.3% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 113 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 94 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 83 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Accident, potential accident, other | 77 | 5.8% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22485 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 49 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 16 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 36.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 33 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 24 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 21.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22485 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 164% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $390,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $382,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $382,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $259,420 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22485.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King George | 1,271 | |
| 2 | Dahlgren | 4 | |
| 3 | Colonial Beach | 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 — 1,332 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.