ZIP 23040 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 686 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buckingham County, VA.
686 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 127 | |
| 2022 | 136 | |
| 2023 | 171 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 257 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 83 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 57 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 36 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 34 | 5.0% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 33 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 17.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 26 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 26 | 17.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 15.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23040 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 209% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $138,510 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23040.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51049 |
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 — 686 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.