ZIP 25303 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 264 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kanawha County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
264 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25303 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 42 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 32 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 26 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 24 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 21 | 8.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25303 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 9 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25303 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2081% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25303.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Charleston | 211 | |
| 2 | Charleston | 43 | |
| 3 | Alum Creek | 6 | |
| 4 | Cross Lanes | 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 — 264 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.