ZIP 23601 recorded 155 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 722 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Newport News city, VA.
722 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | |
| 2022 | 141 | |
| 2023 | 124 | |
| 2024 | 168 | |
| 2025 | 155 |
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 101 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 98 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 71 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 61 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 55 | 7.6% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 61 | 34.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 19 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 22.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 263% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $326,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $84,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport News | 721 |
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 — 722 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.