In 2025, fire departments serving Doddridge County responded to 80 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $50K property loss.
Power line down lead by count. Top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Sep dips.
404 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 88 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
For the 13 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Doddridge County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 97% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | West Union | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | WEST UNION | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | new milton | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $28,000 | west union | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $25,600 | West Union | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | NEW | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | west union | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $12,000 | west union | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant |
| 9 | $8,000 | west union | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant |
| 10 | $5,000 | west union | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 54017.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| West Union | 832 | View › |
| Zinnia | 0 | View › |
| Central Station | 0 | View › |
| Summers | 0 | View › |
| Joy | 0 | View › |
| New Milton | 0 | View › |
| Nina | 0 | View › |
| Saint Clara | 0 | View › |
| Sherwood | 0 | View › |
| Industrial | 0 | View › |
| Avon | 0 | View › |
| Coldwater | 0 | View › |
5 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAULEY MTN | 1991 | NPS | 12,324 |
| 2 | Steep Valley | 2023 | NPS | 2,182 |
| 3 | Dry Hollow Fire | 2019 | USFS | 1,288 |
| 4 | ABRAHAM | 2001 | NPS | 547 |
| 5 | Castle | 2018 | USFS | 427 |
| 6 | Unnamed fire | 1981 | NPS | 412 |
| 7 | Highland | 2024 | NPS | 231 |
| 8 | North | 2017 | USFS | 192 |
| 9 | 947 | 2023 | USFS | 165 |
| 10 | 873122 | 1987 | NPS | 162 |
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.