In 2025, fire departments serving Mannington responded to 90 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K 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 76% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
429 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $3.3M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | — | |
| 2022 | 82 | +51.9% | |
| 2023 | 69 | -15.9% | |
| 2024 | 134 | +94.2% | |
| 2025 | 90 | -32.8% |
For the 19 building fires Mannington departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 67 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 | 15 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Multiple areas | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 16 | 23.9% |
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 Mannington mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mannington departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $100 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mannington sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,139 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Smoking | 394 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 147 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 121 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 32.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 102 | 14.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 100 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 48.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 85 | 49.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 76 | 28.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 71 | 13.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 | 48.4 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 Mannington. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Mannington.
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.