ZIP 24701 recorded 158 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 947 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
947 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 157 | |
| 2022 | 224 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 228 | |
| 2025 | 158 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 184 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 131 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 55 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 53 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 48 | 5.1% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 99 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 21.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 149 | 57.3% | |
| 2 | Molten, hot material | 20 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 220% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $175,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24701.
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 947 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.