ZIP 24522 recorded 177 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 688 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Appomattox County, VA.
688 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 | |
| 2022 | 131 | |
| 2023 | 96 | |
| 2024 | 162 | |
| 2025 | 177 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24522 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 169 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 90 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 76 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 41 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 41 | 6.0% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24522 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 118 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 28 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 15.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 213 | 72.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 33 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24522 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 274% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $264,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24522.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appomattox | 683 | |
| 2 | Lynchburg | 1 | |
| 3 | Rustburg | 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 — 688 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.