ZIP 24572 recorded 187 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 736 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Amherst County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
736 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 138 | |
| 2022 | 133 | |
| 2023 | 157 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 187 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24572 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 126 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 87 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 68 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 51 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 49 | 6.7% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24572 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 91 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 61 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 25 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 16 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 62 | 18.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 214 | 65.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24572 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $605,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $162,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $69,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24572.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison Heights | 722 | |
| 2 | Amherst | 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 — 736 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.