ZIP 24879 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 54 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McDowell County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
54 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24879 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 13 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 11 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 11 | 20.4% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 4 | 7.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24879 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 100.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24879 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 172% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $16,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24879.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raysal | 46 |
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 — 54 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.