ZIP 24520 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 70 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Halifax County, VA.
70 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24520 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 11 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 5.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24520 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24520 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 220667% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $97,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24520.
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 — 70 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.