ZIP 23401 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 152 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Accomack County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
152 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 36 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Accident, potential accident, other | 34 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 23 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 4.6% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23401 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 112% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belle Haven | 1 | |
| 2 | Pulaski | 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 — 152 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.