ZIP 22701 recorded 148 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 879 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Culpeper County, VA.
879 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 154 | |
| 2022 | 159 | |
| 2023 | 201 | |
| 2024 | 217 | |
| 2025 | 148 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 118 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 102 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 86 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) | 74 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 57 | 6.5% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 32 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 26.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 49.6% | |
| 2 | Match | 20 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 383% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $645,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $326,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $177,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22701.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51113 |
| Orange County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51137 |
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 — 879 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.