ZIP 24817 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 59 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McDowell County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
59 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24817 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 14 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 12 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 11 | 18.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 5 | 8.5% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24817 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 4.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 95.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24817 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 341% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $23,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 59 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.