ZIP 25443 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 311 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkeley County, WV.
311 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 69 | |
| 2024 | 61 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25443 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 90 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 33 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 15 | 4.8% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25443 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 47.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 6.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25443 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 257% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25443.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shepherdstown | 283 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54037 |
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 — 311 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.