ZIP 23185 recorded 281 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,443 across 2021–2025. Primary county: James City County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,443 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 225 | |
| 2022 | 345 | |
| 2023 | 304 | |
| 2024 | 288 | |
| 2025 | 281 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23185 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 332 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 155 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 103 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 91 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 72 | 5.0% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23185 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 28 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 92 | 32.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 119 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 18 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 18.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23185 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 532% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $265,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $247,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $172,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $172,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $172,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23185.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamsburg | 1,377 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| York County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51199 |
| Williamsburg city | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51830 |
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 — 1,443 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.