ZIP 24236 recorded 33 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 135 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, VA.
135 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 33 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24236 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 28 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 5.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24236 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 32.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Construction/renovation area | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 16.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 74.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 6.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24236 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 3650% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $142,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24236.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damascus | 131 |
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 — 135 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.