ZIP 26062 recorded 161 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 857 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hancock County, WV.
857 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 201 | |
| 2022 | 176 | |
| 2023 | 136 | |
| 2024 | 183 | |
| 2025 | 161 |
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26062 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 135 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 88 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 72 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 57 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 49 | 5.7% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26062 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 39.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 19 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26062 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 108% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26062.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weirton | 852 | |
| 2 | New Cumberland | 2 | |
| 3 | Valley Grove | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooke County | WV | 0.50 | FIPS 54009 |
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 — 857 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.