ZIP 24273 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 289 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wise County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
289 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24273 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 50 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 37 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 26 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Oil or other combustible liquid spill | 16 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 15 | 5.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24273 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 28.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 51.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24273 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 274% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24273.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norton | 283 | |
| 2 | Coeburn | 2 | |
| 3 | Wise | 2 | |
| 4 | Appalachia | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton city | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51720 |
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 — 289 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.