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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 23921

ZIP 23921 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 37 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buckingham County, VA.

ZIP 23921 FIPS 51029 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
16
37 across 5 years
Building fires
1
5 wildland
Wildfire risk
21
FEMA NRI · Low
Active fires
0
in Buckingham County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 23921

37 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 7
2022 8
2023 5
2024 1
2025 16
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 23921?

Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 2
Feb 11
Mar 6
Apr 5
May 3
Jun 2
Jul 2
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 1
Nov 1
Dec 4
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 23921?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23921 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 8 21.6%
2 Accident, potential accident, other 5 13.5%
3 Forest, woods or wildland fire 4 10.8%
4 Building fires 3 8.1%
5 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 3 8.1%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 23921?

For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
17%
1
Cause undetermined
50%
3
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
33%
2
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23921 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 3 50.0%
2 Wildland, woods 2 33.3%
3 Substructure area or space, crawl space 1 16.7%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 4 66.7%
2 Hot ember or ash 1 16.7%
3 Lightning 1 16.7%
07 The biggest fires

4 fires · $70K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23921 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 350% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $45,000 Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence 2021 Significant
2 $10,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
3 $10,000 Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 2025 Significant
4 $5,000 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 2021 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 23921

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23921.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Buffalo 1
2 Dillwyn 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 23921

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 37 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.