ZIP 23838 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 558 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesterfield County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
558 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 131 | |
| 2022 | 109 | |
| 2023 | 104 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23838 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 77 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 68 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 61 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 50 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 39 | 7.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23838 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 29 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 23 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 17.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23838 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5768% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $440,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $373,300 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $325,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $319,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23838.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackstone | 4 | |
| 2 | Crewe | 1 | |
| 3 | Richmond | 1 |
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 — 558 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.