ZIP 24073 recorded 367 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,039 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, VA.
1,039 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 127 | |
| 2022 | 152 | |
| 2023 | 194 | |
| 2024 | 199 | |
| 2025 | 367 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24073 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 172 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 150 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 117 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 98 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 64 | 6.2% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24073 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 28 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 27 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 17 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 154 | 60.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24073 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24073.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christiansburg | 1,033 |
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 — 1,039 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.