ZIP 24523 recorded 303 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,069 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bedford County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,069 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 124 | |
| 2022 | 195 | |
| 2023 | 249 | |
| 2024 | 198 | |
| 2025 | 303 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24523 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 152 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 141 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 110 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 76 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 70 | 6.5% |
For the 39 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24523 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 23.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 96 | 55.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24523 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 137% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $175,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24523.
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 — 1,069 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.