ZIP 24609 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 90 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Russell County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
90 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24609 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 18 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 14 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 6 | 6.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24609 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Structural area, other | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24609 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2618% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $13,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24609.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar Bluff | 87 | |
| 2 | Raven | 1 | |
| 3 | Richlands | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51185 |
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 — 90 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.