ZIP 24556 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 148 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bedford County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
148 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24556 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 21 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 18 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 12 | 8.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24556 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24556 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 924% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24556.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedford | 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 — 148 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.