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Fires in ZIP 22801

ZIP 22801 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,655 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rockingham County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 22801 FIPS 51165 ZIP-level 2 counties
Total incidents (2025)
46
1,655 across 5 years
Building fires
7
2 wildland
Wildfire risk
64
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Rockingham County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 22801

1,655 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 428
2022 480
2023 371
2024 330
2025 46
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 22801?

Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 174
Feb 104
Mar 164
Apr 210
May 152
Jun 113
Jul 104
Aug 164
Sep 164
Oct 102
Nov 148
Dec 56
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 22801?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22801 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 652 39.4%
2 Building fires 121 7.3%
3 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 107 6.5%
4 Unauthorized burning 64 3.9%
5 Power line down 63 3.8%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 22801?

For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
58%
164
Cause undetermined
13%
36
Intentional / arson
7%
21
Equipment / heat source failure
9%
25
Under investigation
9%
26
Act of nature (lightning)
4%
2
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22801 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Cooking area, kitchen 51 18.0%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 29 10.2%
3 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 29 10.2%
4 Undetermined 25 8.8%
5 Outside area, other 16 5.6%
6 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 14 4.9%
7 Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste 13 4.6%
8 Exterior, exposed surface 9 3.2%
9 All other areas 98 34.5%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 102 35.9%
2 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 40 14.1%
3 Arcing 25 8.8%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 20 7.0%
5 Cigarette 17 6.0%
6 Heat source: other 14 4.9%
7 Hot or smoldering object, other 13 4.6%
8 Hot ember or ash 10 3.5%
9 All other sources 43 15.1%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $1.1M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22801 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 967% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $250,000 Building fires 2021 Major
2 $150,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
3 $150,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
4 $104,600 Building fires 2021 Significant
5 $104,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
6 $100,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
7 $100,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
8 $100,000 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2024 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 22801

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22801.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Harrisonburg 1,460
2 Crozet 1
10 Also served by

ZIP 22801 crosses 2 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
Harrisonburg city VA 1.00 FIPS 51660
11 Current conditions

Right now in 22801

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,655 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.