ZIP 24060 recorded 84 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 359 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, VA.
359 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 207 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 84 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24060 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 72 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 45 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 30 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 28 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 26 | 7.2% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24060 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 30.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24060 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 112% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24060.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blacksburg | 358 |
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 — 359 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.