ZIP 23421 recorded 103 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 466 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Accomack County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
466 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 105 | |
| 2023 | 69 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 103 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23421 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 169 | 36.3% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 50 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 37 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Accident, potential accident, other | 18 | 3.9% |
For the 39 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23421 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23421 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 610% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23421.
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 — 466 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.