ZIP 22968 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 262 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albemarle County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
262 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 59 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22968 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 47 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 22 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 20 | 7.6% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22968 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22968 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2965% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $310,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $298,200 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,300 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 22968.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruckersville | 249 | |
| 2 | Earlysville | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51079 |
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 — 262 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.