ZIP 23454 recorded 292 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,219 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Virginia Beach city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,219 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 252 | |
| 2022 | 164 | |
| 2023 | 224 | |
| 2024 | 287 | |
| 2025 | 292 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23454 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 145 | 11.9% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 130 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 98 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 95 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 81 | 6.6% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23454 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 33 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 95 | 36.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 35 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 29 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 27 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 13.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23454 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 191% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,440,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $1,111,414 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $765,368 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $488,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $348,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23454.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Beach | 86 | |
| 2 | Chesapeake | 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 — 1,219 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.