ZIP 24828 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 55 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McDowell County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
55 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24828 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 13 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 10 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 4 | 7.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24828 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 77.8% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 3.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 88.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24828 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 5833% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2022 | 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 — 55 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.