ZIP 22959 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 103 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albemarle County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
103 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22959 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 15 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 14 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 11 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 9 | 8.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22959 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Service facilities, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22959 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 184% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 103 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.