ZIP 23509 recorded 89 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 437 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Norfolk city, VA.
437 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 97 | |
| 2023 | 97 | |
| 2024 | 97 | |
| 2025 | 89 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23509 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 76 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 71 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 53 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 31 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 29 | 6.6% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23509 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 30.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23509 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 342% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Hazardous condition, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23509.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk | 437 |
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 — 437 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.