ZIP 26362 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 182 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ritchie County, WV.
182 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26362 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 37 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 33 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 31 | 17.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 7.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26362 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 55.3% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Closet | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 7.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 63.2% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26362 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 7091% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26362.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrisville | 165 |
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 — 182 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.