ZIP 23417 recorded 62 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 289 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Accomack County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
289 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 68 | |
| 2024 | 40 | |
| 2025 | 62 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23417 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 73 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 25 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 24 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 19 | 6.6% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23417 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 8.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23417 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 230% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23417.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onancock | 281 | |
| 2 | Parksley | 2 | |
| 3 | Onley | 1 | |
| 4 | Savageville | 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 — 289 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.