ZIP 24740 recorded 174 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,161 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,161 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 192 | |
| 2022 | 238 | |
| 2023 | 261 | |
| 2024 | 296 | |
| 2025 | 174 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24740 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 253 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 134 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 82 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 72 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 61 | 5.3% |
For the 43 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24740 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 126 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 22 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 20 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 13 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 140 | 33.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 265 | 64.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 20 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24740 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 159% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $95,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24740.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton | 1,156 |
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 — 1,161 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.