In 2025, fire departments serving Winfield responded to 43 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 75% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
262 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $141K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | — | |
| 2022 | 50 | -15.3% | |
| 2023 | 61 | +22.0% | |
| 2024 | 49 | -19.7% | |
| 2025 | 43 | -12.2% |
For the 11 building fires Winfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 119 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 | 24 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 12 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 8.4% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Construction/renovation area | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 18 | 15.1% |
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 Winfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 63.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Match | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 5.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Winfield sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 54,752 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Fireworks | 4,637 | 40.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,706 | 47.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,358 | 48.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,328 | 27.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Fireworks | 3,171 | 42.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,082 | 36.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,250 | 34.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,090 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Fireworks | 2,063 | 42.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,033 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Fireworks | 1,940 | 44.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,825 | 48.7 mi |
Top 2 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 Winfield. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Winfield.
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.