ZIP 23888 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 73 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Southampton County, VA.
73 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23888 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 10 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 9 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 6 | 8.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23888 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 3.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Match | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23888 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1057% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Power line down | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $7,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,000 | Power line down | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23888.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakefield | 71 | |
| 2 | Prince George | 1 |
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 — 73 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.