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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 23488

ZIP 23488 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 27 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Accomack County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 23488 FIPS 51001 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
2
27 across 5 years
Building fires
1
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
80
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Accomack County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 23488

27 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 10
2022 5
2023 6
2024 4
2025 2
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 23488?

Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 4
Feb 2
Mar 4
Apr 4
May 3
Jun 3
Jul 1
Aug 4
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 1
Dec 1
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 23488?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23488 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 11 40.7%
2 Fire, other 4 14.8%
3 Hazardous condition, other 4 14.8%
4 Forest, woods or wildland fire 2 7.4%
5 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 2 7.4%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 23488?

For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
33%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
67%
2
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23488 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Wall surface: exterior 1 33.3%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 1 33.3%
3 Undetermined 1 33.3%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 2 66.7%
2 Conducted heat from another fire 1 33.3%
11 Current conditions

Right now in 23488

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 27 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.