ZIP 22508 recorded 73 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 324 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, VA.
324 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 68 | |
| 2024 | 72 | |
| 2025 | 73 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22508 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 49 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 40 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 23 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 18 | 5.6% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22508 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 39.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22508 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 572% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $92,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $23,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $14,900 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22508.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake of the Woods | 4 |
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 — 324 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.