ZIP 24970 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 223 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Greenbrier County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
223 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 24970 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 54 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 26 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 25 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 5.8% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 24970 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Multiple areas | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 58.8% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 24970 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5636% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $195,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $24,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 24970.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronceverte | 203 | |
| 2 | Alderson | 1 | |
| 3 | Fairlea | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54063 |
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 — 223 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.