ZIP 23505 recorded 204 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 857 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Norfolk city, VA.
857 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 113 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 233 | |
| 2025 | 204 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23505 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 179 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 96 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 67 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 60 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 56 | 6.5% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23505 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 59 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 54 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 51 | 28.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23505 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 293% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $351,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $181,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23505.
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 — 857 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.