ZIP 26142 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 74 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wood County, WV.
74 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26142 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 27 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 13 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 4.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26142 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 9.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26142 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,100 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26142.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parkersburg | 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 — 74 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.