ZIP 23603 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 190 across 2021–2025. Primary county: York County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
190 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23603 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 31 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 14 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 13 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 10 | 5.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23603 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 22 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 15 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 12.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 39.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23603 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 154% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $16,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23603.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport News | 186 | |
| 2 | Williamsburg | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport News city | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51700 |
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 — 190 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.