ZIP 22560 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 141 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, VA.
141 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22560 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 31 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 15 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 8 | 5.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22560 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 8 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 24.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Closet | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Service facilities, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 6.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22560 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $61,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22560.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tappahannock | 131 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| King and Queen County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51097 |
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 — 141 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.