ZIP 26159 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 121 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wetzel County, WV.
121 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26159 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 23 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 20 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 17 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 17 | 14.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 7.4% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26159 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26159 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 226% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $83,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26159.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paden City | 117 | |
| 2 | New Martinsville | 2 | |
| 3 | Middlebourne | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler County | WV | 0.50 | FIPS 54095 |
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 — 121 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.