ZIP 26143 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 178 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ritchie County, WV.
178 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26143 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 44 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 18 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 18 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 13 | 7.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26143 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 18.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 52.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Candle | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26143 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2804% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $18,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26143.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth | 177 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirt County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54105 |
| Wood County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54107 |
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 — 178 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.