ZIP 24104 recorded 91 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 316 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bedford County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
316 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 63 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 91 |
Dec peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24104 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 80 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 50 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 27 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 23 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 22 | 7.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24104 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 12.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 63.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24104 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1160% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24104.
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 — 316 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.