ZIP 24503 recorded 149 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 429 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bedford County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
429 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 112 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 94 | |
| 2025 | 149 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 70 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 51 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 50 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 47 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 5.1% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 8 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 39.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24503 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 128% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $82,901 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $32,070 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24503.
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 — 429 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.