ZIP 23072 recorded 102 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 392 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gloucester County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
392 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 102 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23072 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 100 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 47 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 45 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 28 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 23 | 5.9% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23072 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 20 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 17.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 60.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23072 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 115% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $380,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $305,260 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $305,260 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $231,920 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $231,920 | Building fires | 2025 | 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 — 392 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.