ZIP 23237 recorded 207 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,189 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesterfield County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,189 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 241 | |
| 2022 | 252 | |
| 2023 | 248 | |
| 2024 | 241 | |
| 2025 | 207 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23237 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 213 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 127 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 87 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 83 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 76 | 6.4% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23237 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 68 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 66 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 55 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 54 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 26 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 22 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 11 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 109 | 24.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 207 | 47.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 58 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 32 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 26 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 66 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23237 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 205% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $284,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $232,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $151,700 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $142,850 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23237.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | 1,189 |
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 — 1,189 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.