In 2025, fire departments serving Logan responded to 82 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
552 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $7.9M cumulative property loss. 3 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | — | |
| 2022 | 129 | +27.7% | |
| 2023 | 124 | -3.9% | |
| 2024 | 116 | -6.5% | |
| 2025 | 82 | -29.3% |
For the 15 building fires Logan departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 172 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 40.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 16 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 32 | 18.6% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Logan mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 117 | 68.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | Heat source: other | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 4.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Logan departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Logan sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
8 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 1 | |
| 40-49 | 2 | |
| 50-59 | 4 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 76,470 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,832 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,850 | 39.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 4,637 | 41.1 mi | |
| 1994 | Fireworks | 4,552 | 17.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,484 | 26.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,475 | 17.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,358 | 33.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,328 | 22.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,200 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Fireworks | 3,186 | 17.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,171 | 20.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,082 | 14.5 mi |
Top 6 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six West Virginia cities with population within ±25% of Logan. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Logan.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.