ZIP 23453 recorded 127 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 571 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Virginia Beach city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
571 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 149 | |
| 2022 | 76 | |
| 2023 | 93 | |
| 2024 | 126 | |
| 2025 | 127 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23453 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 78 | 13.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 66 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 60 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 37 | 6.5% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23453 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 71 | 42.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 27 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 16.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23453 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 158% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,340,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $724,253 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $320,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $209,595 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $191,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23453.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Beach | 55 |
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 — 571 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.