ZIP 24501 recorded 246 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,028 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Campbell County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,028 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 271 | |
| 2023 | 262 | |
| 2024 | 219 | |
| 2025 | 246 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 99 | 9.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 80 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 80 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 75 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 71 | 6.9% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 30 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 21 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 89 | 36.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 22 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 17 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 16.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $129,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24501.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg city | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51680 |
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 — 1,028 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.