ZIP 26037 recorded 65 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 321 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brooke County, WV.
321 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 67 | |
| 2023 | 69 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 65 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26037 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 59 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Accident, potential accident, other | 42 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 36 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 32 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 27 | 8.4% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26037 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26037 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 613% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26037.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Follansbee | 313 | |
| 2 | Wellsburg | 2 | |
| 3 | Hooverson Heights | 1 | |
| 4 | Weirton | 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 — 321 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.