ZIP 24483 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 37 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Amherst County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
37 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Dec peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24483 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 13 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 5.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24483 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24483 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 114% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $35,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,300 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockbridge County | VA | 1.00 | 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 — 37 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.