ZIP 24853 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 51 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McDowell County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
51 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24853 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 23 | 45.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2 | 3.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24853 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 72.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 4.5% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24853.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welch | 8 |
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 — 51 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.