ZIP 24844 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 147 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McDowell County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
147 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24844 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 68 | 46.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 21 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 18 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 17 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 5 | 3.4% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24844 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 3.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 74.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24844 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 424% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $285,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
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 — 147 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.