ZIP 23707 recorded 117 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 511 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Portsmouth city, VA.
511 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 95 | |
| 2023 | 86 | |
| 2024 | 101 | |
| 2025 | 117 |
Oct peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23707 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 10.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 41 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 41 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 40 | 7.8% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23707 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 65 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 18 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 32.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 83 | 40.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 34 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23707 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 224% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $348,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $162,100 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,460 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23707.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 511 |
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 — 511 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.