ZIP 25404 recorded 187 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 943 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkeley County, WV.
943 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 163 | |
| 2022 | 195 | |
| 2023 | 217 | |
| 2024 | 181 | |
| 2025 | 187 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25404 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 119 | 12.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 118 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 89 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 89 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 67 | 7.1% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25404 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 90 | 59.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25404 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3926% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $340,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $227,357 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25404.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martinsburg | 934 | |
| 2 | Falling Waters | 3 | |
| 3 | Shepherdstown | 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 — 943 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.