ZIP 26070 recorded 75 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 521 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brooke County, WV.
521 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 104 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 109 | |
| 2024 | 99 | |
| 2025 | 75 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26070 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 121 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 65 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 48 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 36 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 23 | 4.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26070 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 31.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26070 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 901% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26070.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellsburg | 491 | |
| 2 | Bethany | 3 | |
| 3 | Follansbee | 2 | |
| 4 | Avella | 1 | |
| 5 | Beech Bottom | 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 — 521 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.