ZIP 23124 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 281 across 2021–2025. Primary county: New Kent County, VA.
281 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 68 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23124 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 35 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 23 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 8.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23124 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 21 | 26.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 15.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23124 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1235% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $387,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $291,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $206,300 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $111,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $111,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23124.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Kent | 271 | |
| 2 | Mechanicsville | 2 | |
| 3 | Richmond | 1 |
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 — 281 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.