ZIP 24137 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 142 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, VA.
142 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24137 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 28 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 27 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 15 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 10 | 7.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24137 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 56.0% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 8.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 64.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24137 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 645% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $193,570 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24137.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penhook | 136 | |
| 2 | Sandy Level | 3 | |
| 3 | Gretna | 1 | |
| 4 | Rocky Mount | 1 |
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 — 142 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.