ZIP 23168 recorded 65 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 288 across 2021–2025. Primary county: James City County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
288 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 48 | |
| 2024 | 62 | |
| 2025 | 65 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23168 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 11.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 29 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Special outside fire, other | 26 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 21 | 7.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23168 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 16.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 8 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 18.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23168 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 518% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23168.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamsburg | 4 |
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 — 288 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.