ZIP 25177 recorded 285 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,797 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kanawha County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,797 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 336 | |
| 2022 | 371 | |
| 2023 | 365 | |
| 2024 | 440 | |
| 2025 | 285 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25177 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 460 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 167 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 154 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 147 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 137 | 7.6% |
For the 55 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25177 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 126 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 109 | 32.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 212 | 63.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25177 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 179% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $130,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25177.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson | 36 | |
| 2 | Cross Lanes | 6 | |
| 3 | Tornado | 5 | |
| 4 | Nitro | 4 | |
| 5 | Alum Creek | 2 |
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 — 1,797 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.