ZIP 25427 recorded 275 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,058 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkeley County, WV.
1,058 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 173 | |
| 2022 | 207 | |
| 2023 | 192 | |
| 2024 | 211 | |
| 2025 | 275 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25427 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 202 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 167 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 105 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 84 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 80 | 7.6% |
For the 49 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25427 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 19 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 17 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 27 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Match | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25427 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 147% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $475,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25427.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falling Waters | 3 | |
| 2 | Great Cacapon | 3 | |
| 3 | Winchester | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54065 |
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 — 1,058 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.