ZIP 24401 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,985 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Augusta County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,985 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 387 | |
| 2022 | 533 | |
| 2023 | 350 | |
| 2024 | 523 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 244 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 206 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 164 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 103 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 95 | 4.8% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 65 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 44 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 102 | 35.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 119 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 28 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 18.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 355% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $396,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Staunton | 1,913 | |
| 2 | Verona | 18 | |
| 3 | Fishersville | 7 | |
| 4 | Greenville | 3 | |
| 5 | Waynesboro | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staunton city | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51790 |
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 — 1,985 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.