ZIP 24017 recorded 277 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 992 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Roanoke city, VA.
992 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 183 | |
| 2022 | 226 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 256 | |
| 2025 | 277 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24017 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 225 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 163 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 81 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 69 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 56 | 5.6% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24017 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 18 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 17 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 12 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 31.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 22 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 12 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 21.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24017 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 209% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24017.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roanoke | 988 |
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 — 992 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.