ZIP 23188 recorded 209 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,286 across 2021–2025. Primary county: James City County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,286 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 245 | |
| 2022 | 287 | |
| 2023 | 263 | |
| 2024 | 282 | |
| 2025 | 209 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23188 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 232 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 129 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 109 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 95 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 94 | 7.3% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23188 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 47 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 37 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 35 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 9.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 8.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 91 | 24.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 151 | 39.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 27 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 26 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 25 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 20 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 71 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23188 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 606% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $363,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $278,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23188.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamsburg | 1,250 |
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 — 1,286 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.