ZIP 23438 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 98 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Suffolk city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
98 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23438 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 23 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 6 | 6.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23438 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 54.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23438 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 33400% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $91,000 | Aircraft fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $71,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $32,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23438.
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 — 98 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.