ZIP 26426 recorded 80 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 448 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Doddridge County, WV.
448 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 116 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26426 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 105 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 69 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 60 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 35 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 30 | 6.7% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26426 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 36.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 53.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Match | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26426 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26426.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem | 435 | |
| 2 | Brewton | 1 | |
| 3 | Clarksburg | 1 | |
| 4 | West Union | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54033 |
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 — 448 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.