ZIP 24426 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 203 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alleghany County, VA.
203 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 95 | |
| 2023 | 63 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24426 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 32 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 24 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 13 | 6.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24426 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24426 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $12,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24426.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Covington | 196 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington city | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51580 |
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 — 203 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.