ZIP 24736 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 135 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
135 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24736 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 39 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 7 | 5.2% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24736 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 34.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Incendiary device | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24736 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24736.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lashmeet | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54109 |
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 — 135 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.