ZIP 23455 recorded 290 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,118 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Virginia Beach city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,118 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 236 | |
| 2022 | 129 | |
| 2023 | 184 | |
| 2024 | 279 | |
| 2025 | 290 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23455 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 186 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 121 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 119 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 90 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 77 | 6.9% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23455 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 17 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 85 | 39.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 31 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 26 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 21.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23455 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 142% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,079,050 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $658,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $450,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $285,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $235,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23455.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Beach | 94 | |
| 2 | Ponce de Leon | 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 — 1,118 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.