ZIP 23606 recorded 214 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 778 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Newport News city, VA.
778 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 125 | |
| 2022 | 142 | |
| 2023 | 135 | |
| 2024 | 162 | |
| 2025 | 214 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23606 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 95 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 76 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 65 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 49 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 47 | 6.0% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23606 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 32 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 25 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 22 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 24 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 13 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23606 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 216% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $78,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23606.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport News | 778 |
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 — 778 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.