ZIP 26241 recorded 99 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 672 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Randolph County, WV.
672 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 143 | |
| 2022 | 155 | |
| 2023 | 122 | |
| 2024 | 153 | |
| 2025 | 99 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26241 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 115 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 95 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 56 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 47 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 7.0% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26241 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 13 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 39.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 13 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 18.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26241 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 329% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,700,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $2,400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26241.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elkins | 652 | |
| 2 | Beverly | 1 | |
| 3 | Indianapolis | 1 | |
| 4 | Philippi | 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 — 672 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.