ZIP 23321 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 653 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesapeake city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
653 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 192 | |
| 2023 | 151 | |
| 2024 | 178 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23321 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 111 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 74 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 67 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 50 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 49 | 7.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23321 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 35 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 31 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 13.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 55 | 24.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23321 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6456% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $347,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23321.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesapeake | 650 | |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 1 | |
| 3 | Suffolk | 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 — 653 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.