ZIP 25526 recorded 117 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 799 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Putnam County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
799 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 145 | |
| 2022 | 139 | |
| 2023 | 215 | |
| 2024 | 183 | |
| 2025 | 117 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25526 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 257 | 32.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 57 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 57 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 50 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 47 | 5.9% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25526 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 46 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 20 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 30.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 104 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 24 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 21.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25526 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 309% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25526.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hurricane | 781 | |
| 2 | Teays Valley | 5 | |
| 3 | Nitro | 2 | |
| 4 | Culloden | 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 — 799 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.