ZIP 25438 recorded 83 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 339 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, WV.
339 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 83 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25438 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 89 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 19 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 5.0% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25438 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 21.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 61.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25438 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3143% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25438.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranson | 316 | |
| 2 | Charles Town | 3 | |
| 3 | 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 — 339 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.