ZIP 23235 recorded 286 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,332 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesterfield County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,332 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 257 | |
| 2022 | 212 | |
| 2023 | 292 | |
| 2024 | 285 | |
| 2025 | 286 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23235 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 216 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 136 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 119 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 112 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 93 | 7.0% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23235 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 45 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 40 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 30 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 95 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 169 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 37 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 28 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 22 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 9 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23235 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 203% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $313,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $301,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $166,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $161,100 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $137,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $126,150 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23235.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond city | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51760 |
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 — 1,332 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.