ZIP 23829 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 63 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Southampton County, VA.
63 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23829 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 5 | 7.9% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23829 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23829 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 138% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
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 — 63 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.