ZIP 23322 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 656 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesapeake city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
656 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 193 | |
| 2023 | 154 | |
| 2024 | 184 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23322 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 109 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 108 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 50 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 41 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 35 | 5.3% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23322 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 31 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 25 | 12.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 19.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23322 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6005% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $438,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $338,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $190,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $160,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23322.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesapeake | 642 | |
| 2 | Richmond | 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 — 656 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.