ZIP 24801 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 249 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McDowell County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
249 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 65 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Nov peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 79 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 20 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 16 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 11 | 4.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 33.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 22.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 56.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24801 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $12,100 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $12,100 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Outside storage fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24801.
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 — 249 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.