ZIP 23518 recorded 307 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,315 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Norfolk city, VA.
1,315 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 201 | |
| 2022 | 287 | |
| 2023 | 250 | |
| 2024 | 270 | |
| 2025 | 307 |
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23518 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 192 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 167 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 149 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Chemical spill or leak | 98 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 90 | 6.8% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23518 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 28.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 17 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23518 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 432% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $308,200 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Hazardous condition, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $55,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23518.
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 — 1,315 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.