ZIP 22842 recorded 131 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 551 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shenandoah County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
551 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 106 | |
| 2022 | 97 | |
| 2023 | 109 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 131 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22842 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 71 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 49 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 38 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 37 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 31 | 5.6% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22842 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 52.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 13.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 62.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 15 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 5.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22842 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 371% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $185,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22842.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Jackson | 178 | |
| 2 | Timberville | 1 |
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 — 551 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.