ZIP 24551 recorded 195 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 802 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bedford County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
802 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 113 | |
| 2022 | 158 | |
| 2023 | 229 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 195 |
Nov peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24551 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 138 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 97 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 79 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 68 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 59 | 7.4% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24551 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 41.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 10 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24551 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 277% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $274,200 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24551.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51031 |
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 — 802 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.