ZIP 23874 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 109 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Southampton County, VA.
109 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23874 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 15 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 13 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 6.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23874 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 11.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23874 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 827% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $29,066 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $16,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
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 — 109 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.