ZIP 26351 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 76 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Braxton County, WV.
76 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26351 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 16 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 7 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 9.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26351 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 72.2% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 83.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Candle | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26351 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 208% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26351.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenville | 73 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmer County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54021 |
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 — 76 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.