ZIP 22936 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 143 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albemarle County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
143 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22936 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 20 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 9 | 6.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22936 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 7 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 15.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22936 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1595% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $221,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $4,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22936.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earlysville | 141 |
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 — 143 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.