ZIP 22843 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 115 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Augusta County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
115 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22843 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 13 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 12 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 9 | 7.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22843 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 13.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22843 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 180% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $7,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $800 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22843.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridgewater | 9 |
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 — 115 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.