ZIP 23834 recorded 228 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,437 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesterfield County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,437 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 306 | |
| 2022 | 320 | |
| 2023 | 341 | |
| 2024 | 242 | |
| 2025 | 228 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23834 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 237 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 136 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 127 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 113 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 96 | 6.7% |
For the 33 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23834 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 62 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 47 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 40 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 37 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 115 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 41 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 35 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 32 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 32 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 26 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 77 | 19.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23834 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 566% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $285,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $203,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23834.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonial Heights | 915 | |
| 2 | Richmond | 257 | |
| 3 | Chester | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Heights city | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51570 |
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 — 1,437 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.