ZIP 23901 recorded 245 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 970 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buckingham County, VA.
970 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 205 | |
| 2022 | 219 | |
| 2023 | 147 | |
| 2024 | 154 | |
| 2025 | 245 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23901 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 349 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 112 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 88 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 60 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 39 | 4.0% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23901 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 20 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 17 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 44.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Match | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23901 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 302% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23901.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmville | 959 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51147 |
| Cumberland County | VA | 0.50 | FIPS 51049 |
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 — 970 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.