ZIP 24416 recorded 83 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 155 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buena Vista city, VA.
155 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 83 |
Dec peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24416 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 34 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 14 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 13 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 7 | 4.5% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24416 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 53.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24416 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 216% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24416.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buena Vista | 154 | |
| 2 | Lexington | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockbridge County | VA | 0.50 | FIPS 51163 |
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 — 155 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.