ZIP 23442 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 113 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Accomack County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
113 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23442 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 44 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 20 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 15 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 3.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23442 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23442 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23442.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic | 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 — 113 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.