ZIP 23704 recorded 165 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 887 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Portsmouth city, VA.
887 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 236 | |
| 2022 | 145 | |
| 2023 | 151 | |
| 2024 | 190 | |
| 2025 | 165 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23704 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 116 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 86 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 72 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 64 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 63 | 7.1% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23704 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 95 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 41 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 14 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 123 | 32.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 179 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 38 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 32 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 62 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23704 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 117% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $764,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $476,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $476,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $476,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $314,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $202,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23704.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 886 | |
| 2 | Huntington | 1 |
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 — 887 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.