ZIP 23462 recorded 389 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,540 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Virginia Beach city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,540 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 328 | |
| 2022 | 228 | |
| 2023 | 257 | |
| 2024 | 338 | |
| 2025 | 389 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23462 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 164 | 10.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 152 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 148 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 142 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 124 | 8.1% |
For the 33 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23462 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 79 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 39 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 34 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 20 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 16 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 99 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 61 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 47 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 29 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 27 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 18 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23462 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 141% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $370,255 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $262,082 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $216,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23462.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Beach | 152 |
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 — 1,540 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.