In 2025, fire departments serving Lumberport responded to 31 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 87% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
114 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $35K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | 29 | +107.1% | |
| 2023 | 19 | -34.5% | |
| 2024 | 21 | +10.5% | |
| 2025 | 31 | +47.6% |
For the 14 building fires Lumberport departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 36 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 16.7% |
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 Lumberport mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Incendiary device | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Candle | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Lightning | 1 | 2.8% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lumberport sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,545 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Smoking | 394 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 150 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 147 | 29.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 125 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 121 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 117 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 109 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 102 | 11.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 100 | 38.1 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 40.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 98 | 49.2 mi |
Top 5 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 Lumberport. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Lumberport.
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.