ZIP 24540 recorded 524 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,099 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pittsylvania County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,099 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 403 | |
| 2022 | 543 | |
| 2023 | 202 | |
| 2024 | 427 | |
| 2025 | 524 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24540 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 621 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 203 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 184 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 163 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 94 | 4.5% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24540 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 55 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 40 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 14 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 101 | 36.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 105 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 35 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 19 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 18.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24540 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 271% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $10,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 3 | $1,134,937 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $379,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24540.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danville city | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51590 |
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 — 2,099 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.