ZIP 23456 recorded 267 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 963 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Virginia Beach city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
963 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 200 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 150 | |
| 2024 | 192 | |
| 2025 | 267 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23456 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 143 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 94 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 89 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 88 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 82 | 8.5% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23456 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 22 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 32.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 29 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 28 | 13.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23456 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 708% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $320,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $226,176 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $206,760 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23456.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Beach | 85 |
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 — 963 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.