ZIP 23435 recorded 117 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 588 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Suffolk city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
588 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110 | |
| 2022 | 152 | |
| 2023 | 109 | |
| 2024 | 100 | |
| 2025 | 117 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23435 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 74 | 12.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 47 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 45 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 42 | 7.1% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23435 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23435 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 142% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $237,300 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $102,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23435.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suffolk | 588 |
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 — 588 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.