ZIP 24370 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 116 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Smyth County, VA.
116 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24370 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 56 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 5 | 4.3% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24370 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 5.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 70.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Candle | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24370 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 144% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $32,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24370.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saltville | 114 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | VA | 0.50 | 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 — 116 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.