ZIP 23702 recorded 93 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 427 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Portsmouth city, VA.
427 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 104 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 85 | |
| 2025 | 93 |
Nov peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23702 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 57 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 36 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 35 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 34 | 8.0% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23702 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 34 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 33.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Match | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 21.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23702 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 361% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $84,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23702.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 417 |
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 — 427 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.