ZIP 24153 recorded 343 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,257 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Roanoke County, VA.
1,257 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 183 | |
| 2022 | 284 | |
| 2023 | 177 | |
| 2024 | 270 | |
| 2025 | 343 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24153 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 297 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 181 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 82 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 61 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 58 | 4.6% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24153 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 20 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 19 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 62 | 31.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 22 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 14 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 7.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24153 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 456% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24153.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem city | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51775 |
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 — 1,257 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.