ZIP 24122 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 63 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bedford County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
63 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24122 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 13 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 12 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 19.0% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 4 | 6.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24122 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 61.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24122 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 180% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24122.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martinsville | 3 |
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 — 63 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.