ZIP 24598 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 63 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Halifax County, VA.
63 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24598 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2 | 3.2% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24598 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24598 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 152% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $98,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24598.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Boston | 5 | |
| 2 | Halifax | 4 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51117 |
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 — 63 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.