ZIP 25403 recorded 125 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 615 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkeley County, WV.
615 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | |
| 2022 | 141 | |
| 2023 | 124 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 125 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25403 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 114 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 92 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 58 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 51 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 28 | 4.6% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25403 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 30.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25403 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 220% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25403.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martinsburg | 610 | |
| 2 | Shepherdstown | 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 — 615 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.