ZIP 25309 recorded 131 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 684 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kanawha County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
684 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 133 | |
| 2023 | 134 | |
| 2024 | 168 | |
| 2025 | 131 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25309 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 113 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 103 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 69 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 69 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 47 | 6.9% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25309 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 18 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 22.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 66.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25309 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 270% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $267,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $218,900 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25309.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Charleston | 544 | |
| 2 | Charleston | 60 | |
| 3 | Alum Creek | 1 | |
| 4 | Cedar Grove | 1 | |
| 5 | Jefferson | 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 — 684 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.