ZIP 24219 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 240 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
240 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24219 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 61 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 25 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 16 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 5.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24219 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Multiple areas | 8 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 37.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 48.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 8 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24219 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 158% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $327,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $138,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24219.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Stone Gap | 238 | |
| 2 | Appalachia | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wise County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51195 |
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 — 240 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.