In 2025, fire departments serving Verdunville responded to 19 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 84% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
106 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | — | |
| 2022* | 11 | — | |
| 2023 | 25 | — | |
| 2024 | 36 | +44.0% | |
| 2025 | 19 | -47.2% |
* Well below Verdunville's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 7 building fires Verdunville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 51 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 | 38 | 74.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Multiple areas | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 2.0% |
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 Verdunville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 72.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 2.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Verdunville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 83,007 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 7,500 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,832 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,850 | 41.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 4,637 | 44.6 mi | |
| 1994 | Fireworks | 4,552 | 16.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,484 | 30.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,475 | 16.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,358 | 37.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,328 | 24.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,200 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Fireworks | 3,186 | 20.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,171 | 24.5 mi |
Top 3 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 Verdunville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Verdunville.
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.