ZIP 24639 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 75 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Buchanan County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
75 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24639 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 12 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 6 | 8.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24639 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24639 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 270% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24639.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raven | 71 |
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 |
| Russell County | VA | 0.50 | FIPS 51167 |
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 — 75 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.