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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 26342

ZIP 26342 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 20 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gilmer County, WV.

ZIP 26342 FIPS 54021 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
4
20 across 5 years
Building fires
2
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
1
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Gilmer County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 26342

20 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 2
2022 1
2023 7
2024 6
2025 4
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 26342?

Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 0
Feb 3
Mar 2
Apr 2
May 0
Jun 3
Jul 0
Aug 1
Sep 2
Oct 1
Nov 4
Dec 2
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 26342?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26342 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 6 30.0%
2 Power line down 5 25.0%
3 Building fires 3 15.0%
4 Fire, other 2 10.0%
5 Authorized controlled burning 2 10.0%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 26342?

For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
20%
1
Cause undetermined
80%
4
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26342 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 5 100.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 5 100.0%
07 The biggest fires

1 fires · $25K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26342 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $25,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
11 Current conditions

Right now in 26342

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 20 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.