ZIP 25301 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 566 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kanawha County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
566 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 132 | |
| 2022 | 219 | |
| 2023 | 93 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 219 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 45 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 41 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 35 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 28 | 4.9% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 44 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 29 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 612% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25301.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston | 564 | |
| 2 | Marmet | 1 | |
| 3 | South Charleston | 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 — 566 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.