ZIP 23005 recorded 203 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 715 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hanover County, VA.
715 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 129 | |
| 2022 | 143 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 163 | |
| 2025 | 203 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23005 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 73 | 10.2% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 61 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 57 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 48 | 6.7% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23005 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 71 | 39.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 7.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23005 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 427% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,775,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $495,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $466,200 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $412,324 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23005.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashland | 695 | |
| 2 | Glen Allen | 6 | |
| 3 | Mechanicsville | 5 |
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 — 715 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.