ZIP 26205 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 131 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nicholas County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
131 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26205 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 39.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 11 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 5.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26205 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 29.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 2.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26205 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 691% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26205.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craigsville | 127 | |
| 2 | Richwood | 1 | |
| 3 | Summersville | 1 | |
| 4 | Tioga | 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 — 131 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.