ZIP 24251 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 260 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Scott County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
260 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24251 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 58 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 21 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 19 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 12 | 4.6% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24251 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 20.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 65.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Candle | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24251 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 149% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $79,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24251.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gate City | 256 | |
| 2 | Weber City | 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 — 260 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.