ZIP 26206 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 106 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Webster County, WV.
106 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26206 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 45 | 42.5% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 16 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 5.7% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26206 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 68.4% | |
| 2 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 5.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 84.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26206 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 482% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26206.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cowen | 99 |
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 — 106 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.