ZIP 23325 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 323 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesapeake city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
323 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 88 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23325 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 72 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 64 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 33 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 23 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 5.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23325 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 10 | 12.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 43.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23325 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Outside storage fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $43,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23325.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesapeake | 299 | |
| 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 — 323 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.