ZIP 26421 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 30 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ritchie County, WV.
30 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26421 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 8 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 23.3% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2 | 6.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26421 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 87.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26421 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 324% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26421.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Union | 1 |
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 — 30 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.