ZIP 23320 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 894 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesapeake city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
894 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | |
| 2022 | 235 | |
| 2023 | 217 | |
| 2024 | 271 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23320 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 180 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 86 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 82 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 64 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 54 | 6.0% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23320 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 59 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 58 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 52 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 41 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 22 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 85 | 23.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 176 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 21 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 21 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 19 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 62 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23320 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4347% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $487,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $205,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23320.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesapeake | 862 | |
| 2 | Smithfield | 1 |
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 — 894 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.