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Fires in ZIP 24578

ZIP 24578 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 54 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rockbridge County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 24578 FIPS 51163 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
9
54 across 5 years
Building fires
0
2 wildland
Wildfire risk
59
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Rockbridge County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 24578

54 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 11
2022 11
2023 9
2024 14
2025 9
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 24578?

Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 4
Feb 0
Mar 10
Apr 2
May 3
Jun 5
Jul 12
Aug 7
Sep 4
Oct 3
Nov 2
Dec 2
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 24578?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24578 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Aircraft standby 14 25.9%
2 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 12 22.2%
3 Passenger vehicle fire 5 9.3%
4 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 3 5.6%
5 Authorized controlled burning 3 5.6%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 24578?

For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
43%
3
Cause undetermined
14%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
14%
1
Under investigation
29%
2
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24578 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 3 42.9%
2 Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola 1 14.3%
3 Vehicle area, other 1 14.3%
4 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 1 14.3%
5 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 1 14.3%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 5 71.4%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 1 14.3%
3 Molten, hot material 1 14.3%
07 The biggest fires

1 fires · $40K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24578 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $40,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
11 Current conditions

Right now in 24578

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 54 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.