ZIP 24201 recorded 130 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 773 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bristol city, VA.
773 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 | |
| 2022 | 190 | |
| 2023 | 155 | |
| 2024 | 176 | |
| 2025 | 130 |
Oct peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24201 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 117 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 65 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 54 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 54 | 7.0% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24201 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 25 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 18 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 86 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 152 | 56.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 19 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24201 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 205% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24201.
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 — 773 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.