ZIP 26187 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 198 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wood County, WV.
198 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26187 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 33 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 31 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 19 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 13 | 6.6% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26187 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 25.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 51.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26187 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 335% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $16,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26187.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamstown | 145 | |
| 2 | Boaz | 32 | |
| 3 | Vienna | 3 | |
| 4 | 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 — 198 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.