ZIP 23236 recorded 143 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 766 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesterfield County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
766 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 145 | |
| 2022 | 140 | |
| 2023 | 186 | |
| 2024 | 152 | |
| 2025 | 143 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23236 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 132 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 82 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 77 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 76 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 62 | 8.1% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23236 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 35 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 30 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 106 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 26 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23236 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 422% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $227,900 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23236.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | 765 |
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 — 766 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.