ZIP 24174 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 173 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bedford County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
173 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24174 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 50 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 39 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 20 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 8 | 4.6% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24174 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 10.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 60.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24174 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 159% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24174.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Ridge | 2 | |
| 2 | Bedford | 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 — 173 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.