ZIP 24526 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 225 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bedford County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
225 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 44 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 55 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Nov peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24526 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 57 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 31 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 17 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 15 | 6.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24526 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 10 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Technical processing areas, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 23.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat, spark from friction | 12 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 28.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24526 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 119% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24526.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest | 3 |
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 — 225 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.