ZIP 23221 recorded 170 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 576 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richmond city, VA.
576 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 174 | |
| 2024 | 165 | |
| 2025 | 170 |
Sep peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23221 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 192 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 133 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 28 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 28 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 24 | 4.2% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23221 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 49.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23221 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 145% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $14,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23221.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | 575 |
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 — 576 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.