ZIP 26178 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 83 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ritchie County, WV.
83 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26178 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 11 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 9 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 7 | 8.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26178 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 68.4% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 5.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 89.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26178 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 83 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.