ZIP 23513 recorded 213 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,010 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Norfolk city, VA.
1,010 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | |
| 2022 | 170 | |
| 2023 | 249 | |
| 2024 | 244 | |
| 2025 | 213 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23513 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 146 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 131 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 92 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 91 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 71 | 7.0% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23513 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 67 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 38 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 114 | 44.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 44 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23513 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 131% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $610,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $258,100 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $168,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $104,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23513.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk | 1,005 |
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 — 1,010 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.