ZIP 26218 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 163 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Upshur County, WV.
163 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26218 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 23 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 20 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 18 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 14 | 8.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26218 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 73.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 4.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 78.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26218 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,300 | Special outside fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26218.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckhannon | 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 — 163 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.