ZIP 22911 recorded 130 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 633 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albemarle County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
633 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | |
| 2022 | 145 | |
| 2023 | 121 | |
| 2024 | 136 | |
| 2025 | 130 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22911 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 99 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 68 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 59 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 46 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 5.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22911 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 13.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 18 | 11.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 18.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 25.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22911 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 855% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Accident, potential accident, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $34,900 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $22,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22911.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlottesville | 613 | |
| 2 | Earlysville | 9 | |
| 3 | Barboursville | 2 | |
| 4 | Ruckersville | 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 — 633 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.