ZIP 24319 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 255 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Smyth County, VA.
255 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 62 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24319 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 43 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 22 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 15 | 5.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24319 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 14 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 20.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24319 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 641% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $162,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $93,600 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $55,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $53,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,300 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24319.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chilhowie | 252 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51191 |
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 — 255 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.