ZIP 25159 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 325 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Putnam County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
325 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 88 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25159 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 112 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 54 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 34 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 33 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 4.9% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25159 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 49.0% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 79.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Incendiary device | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25159 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1781% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25159.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poca | 311 | |
| 2 | Nitro | 8 | |
| 3 | Sissonville | 1 |
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 — 325 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.