ZIP 24641 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 145 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tazewell County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
145 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 47 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24641 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 25 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 18 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 12 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Oil or other combustible liquid spill | 12 | 8.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24641 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 14 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24641 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 531% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $125,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24641.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richlands | 142 | |
| 2 | Cedar Bluff | 1 | |
| 3 | Raven | 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 — 145 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.