ZIP 25143 recorded 92 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 588 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kanawha County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
588 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | |
| 2022 | 142 | |
| 2023 | 98 | |
| 2024 | 155 | |
| 2025 | 92 |
Aug peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25143 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 178 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 43 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 33 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 31 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 30 | 5.1% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25143 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 34.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 71.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25143 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 318% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25143.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitro | 565 | |
| 2 | Cross Lanes | 16 | |
| 3 | Poca | 3 | |
| 4 | Charleston | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam County | WV | 0.50 | FIPS 54079 |
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 — 588 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.