ZIP 23842 recorded 72 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 214 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George County, VA.
214 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 72 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23842 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 39 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 33 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 21 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 12 | 5.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23842 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 23.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 21.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 52.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23842 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 115% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $435,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23842.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disputanta | 138 | |
| 2 | Prince George | 71 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surry County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51181 |
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 — 214 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.