ZIP 24739 recorded 74 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 597 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
597 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | |
| 2022 | 120 | |
| 2023 | 134 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 74 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24739 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 195 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 98 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 42 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 26 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 25 | 4.2% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24739 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 22 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 34.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 39.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 13.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24739 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 419% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $175,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24739.
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 — 597 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.