ZIP 23803 recorded 291 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,198 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesterfield County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,198 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 123 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 279 | |
| 2024 | 399 | |
| 2025 | 291 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23803 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 172 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 136 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 113 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 107 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 89 | 7.4% |
For the 41 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23803 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 46 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 26 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 23 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 118 | 32.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 168 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 35 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 30 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 9 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 63 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23803 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 196% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $506,990 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $248,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $165,401 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23803.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg | 923 | |
| 2 | Richmond | 259 | |
| 3 | Ettrick | 6 | |
| 4 | Prince George | 3 | |
| 5 | Petersburg | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinwiddie County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51053 |
| Petersburg city | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51730 |
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 — 1,198 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.