ZIP 26347 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 99 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barbour County, WV.
99 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26347 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 41 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 21 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 2 | 2.0% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26347 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 11.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 70.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26347 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 480% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26347.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shinnston | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54091 |
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 — 99 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.