ZIP 23111 recorded 223 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 821 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hanover County, VA.
821 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 135 | |
| 2022 | 169 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 202 | |
| 2025 | 223 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23111 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 104 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 74 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 73 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 68 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 59 | 7.2% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23111 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 47 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 31 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23111 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 205% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $634,100 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $433,400 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $279,200 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $277,470 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $176,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $138,120 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $126,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23111.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mechanicsville | 821 |
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 — 821 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.