ZIP 25979 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 107 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Summers County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
107 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 25979 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 17 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 15 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 14 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 6.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 25979 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 26.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 25979 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1234% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $24,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 25979.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athens | 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 — 107 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.