ZIP 23434 recorded 305 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,665 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Suffolk city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,665 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 314 | |
| 2022 | 391 | |
| 2023 | 339 | |
| 2024 | 316 | |
| 2025 | 305 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23434 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 283 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 155 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 124 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 119 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 110 | 6.6% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23434 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 82 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 43 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 36 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 27 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 113 | 33.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 121 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 48 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 32 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 13 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 13 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 57 | 16.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23434 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 170% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $581,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $581,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23434.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suffolk | 1,661 | |
| 2 | Smithfield | 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 — 1,665 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.