ZIP 26034 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 315 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hancock County, WV.
315 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 97 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26034 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 119 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 34 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 23 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 15 | 4.8% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26034 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 67.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 2.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26034 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 924% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $118,200 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $86,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $28,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26034.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester | 307 | |
| 2 | Newell | 4 | |
| 3 | New Cumberland | 2 |
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 — 315 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.