ZIP 24558 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 291 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Halifax County, VA.
291 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 76 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24558 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 53 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 41 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 36 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 22 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 16 | 5.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24558 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 22.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 63.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24558 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 389% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24558.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halifax | 281 | |
| 2 | South Boston | 2 |
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 — 291 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.