ZIP 23457 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 167 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Virginia Beach city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
167 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23457 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 33 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 18 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 14 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 13 | 7.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23457 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 13.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 28.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23457 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 270% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $470,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $470,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $385,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $330,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23457.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Beach | 19 |
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 — 167 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.