ZIP 23974 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 93 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lunenburg County, VA.
93 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23974 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 42 | 45.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 4.3% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23974 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Incendiary device | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23974 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 155% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23974.
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 — 93 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.