ZIP 22947 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 189 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albemarle County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
189 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 47 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22947 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 41 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 10 | 5.3% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22947 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 21.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 18.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 8 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22947 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 590% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $89,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $26,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,090 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $9,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,641 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,615 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22947.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlottesville | 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 — 189 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.