ZIP 25523 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 114 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lincoln County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
114 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25523 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 24 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 13 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 13 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 11 | 9.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25523 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 51.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 14.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 70.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25523 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97500000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25523.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamlin | 102 | |
| 2 | West Hamlin | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54079 |
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 — 114 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.