ZIP 24502 recorded 294 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,798 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bedford County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,798 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 314 | |
| 2022 | 461 | |
| 2023 | 524 | |
| 2024 | 205 | |
| 2025 | 294 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24502 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 350 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 172 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 127 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 101 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 99 | 5.5% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24502 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 53 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 30 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 19 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 87 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 95 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 25 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 20 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24502 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 135% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,219 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24502.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynchburg | 1,756 | |
| 2 | Forest | 8 | |
| 3 | Timberlake | 3 | |
| 4 | Bedford | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51031 |
| 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 — 1,798 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.