ZIP 24574 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 216 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Amherst County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
216 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Dec peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24574 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 42 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 33 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 30 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 17 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 13 | 6.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24574 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 24 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 15.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24574 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 325% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24574.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison Heights | 5 | |
| 2 | Amherst | 1 | |
| 3 | Roxboro | 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 — 216 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.