ZIP 25840 recorded 116 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 503 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
503 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 105 | |
| 2022 | 84 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 96 | |
| 2025 | 116 |
Jun peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25840 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 187 | 37.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 45 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 42 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 27 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 22 | 4.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25840 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Exterior, exposed surface | 14 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 27.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 18 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25840 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 107% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $44,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $43,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25840.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayetteville | 484 | |
| 2 | Montgomery | 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 — 503 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.