ZIP 23508 recorded 138 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 504 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Norfolk city, VA.
504 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 103 | |
| 2024 | 100 | |
| 2025 | 138 |
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23508 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 97 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 96 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 48 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 24 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 4.4% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23508 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 24.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 16 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 11 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23508 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 179% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23508.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk | 504 |
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 — 504 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.