ZIP 26261 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 88 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Greenbrier County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
88 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26261 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 59 | 67.0% | |
| 2 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 2.3% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26261 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26261 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 11887% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $325,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26261.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richwood | 77 | |
| 2 | Craigsville | 6 | |
| 3 | Summersville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54067 |
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 — 88 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.