ZIP 23464 recorded 287 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,095 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Virginia Beach city, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,095 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 229 | |
| 2022 | 153 | |
| 2023 | 171 | |
| 2024 | 255 | |
| 2025 | 287 |
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23464 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 132 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 115 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 102 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 102 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 80 | 7.3% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23464 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 60 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 20 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 87 | 34.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 33 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 31 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 26 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 16.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23464 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 323% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,865,265 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $1,069,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $340,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $337,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $280,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23464.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Beach | 88 | |
| 2 | Hollis | 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 — 1,095 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.