ZIP 22601 recorded 256 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,283 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Winchester city, VA.
1,283 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 288 | |
| 2022 | 263 | |
| 2023 | 251 | |
| 2024 | 225 | |
| 2025 | 256 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 135 | 10.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 122 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 121 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 102 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 77 | 6.0% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 38 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 34 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 90 | 36.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 33 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 31 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 18 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 17 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 14 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 50 | 20.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 340% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winchester | 1,279 |
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 — 1,283 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.