ZIP 24521 recorded 110 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 554 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Amherst County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
554 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | |
| 2022 | 98 | |
| 2023 | 123 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 110 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24521 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 83 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 60 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 56 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 46 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 39 | 7.0% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24521 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 38 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 32 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 20.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 49.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24521 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 129% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $111,750 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $54,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24521.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amherst | 395 | |
| 2 | Madison Heights | 2 | |
| 3 | Richmond | 1 |
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 — 554 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.