ZIP 23851 recorded 99 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 585 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Isle of Wight County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
585 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 131 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 99 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23851 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 134 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 58 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 35 | 6.0% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23851 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 18 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 16 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 19.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 140 | 63.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 9.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23851 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 539% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23851.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin | 582 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51175 |
| Franklin city | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51620 |
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 — 585 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.