ZIP 24590 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 375 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albemarle County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
375 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 71 | |
| 2024 | 73 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24590 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 59 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 51 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 35 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 31 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 7.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24590 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24590 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 525% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $318,700 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $159,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $82,100 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24590.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottsville | 348 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51029 |
| Fluvanna County | VA | 0.50 | FIPS 51065 |
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 — 375 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.