ZIP 24162 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 43 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, VA.
43 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24162 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 10 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 9 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 4 | 9.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24162 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24162 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Authorized controlled burning | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24162.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawsville | 42 | |
| 2 | Elliston | 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 — 43 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.