ZIP 24061 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 45 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, VA.
45 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24061 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 3 | 6.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24061 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assembly or sales area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Assembly area - less than 100 persons | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24061 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 561400% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $40 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $25 | Overheated motor | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24061.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blacksburg | 38 |
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 — 45 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.