ZIP 23836 recorded 108 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 653 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesterfield County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
653 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 131 | |
| 2022 | 135 | |
| 2023 | 141 | |
| 2024 | 138 | |
| 2025 | 108 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23836 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 72 | 11.0% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 64 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 59 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 59 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 49 | 7.5% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23836 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 50 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 33 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 26.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 132 | 47.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 20 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23836 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 149% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $580,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23836.
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 — 653 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.