ZIP 24592 recorded 127 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 592 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Halifax County, VA.
592 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 138 | |
| 2023 | 99 | |
| 2024 | 117 | |
| 2025 | 127 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24592 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 120 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 59 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 39 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 36 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 5.4% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24592 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 83 | 54.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 18.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 115 | 75.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24592 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 955% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $350,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24592.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Boston | 574 | |
| 2 | Halifax | 6 | |
| 3 | Farmville | 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 — 592 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.