ZIP 23323 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 754 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesapeake city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
754 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 277 | |
| 2023 | 152 | |
| 2024 | 203 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23323 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 185 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 103 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 72 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 46 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 40 | 5.3% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23323 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 30 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 28 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 29.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 39.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 13 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23323 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 971% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $731,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $285,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $262,784 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23323.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesapeake | 753 | |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 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 — 754 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.