ZIP 22840 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 216 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rockingham County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
216 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 58 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 55 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22840 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 53 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 16 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 9 | 4.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22840 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22840 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1542% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $122,353 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $48,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22840.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McGaheysville | 211 | |
| 2 | Massanutten | 4 |
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 — 216 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.