ZIP 22556 recorded 117 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 589 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stafford County, VA.
589 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 125 | |
| 2022 | 115 | |
| 2023 | 112 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 117 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22556 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 62 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 49 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 34 | 5.8% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22556 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22556 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 290% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $208,700 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22556.
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 — 589 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.