ZIP 26456 recorded 58 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 238 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Doddridge County, WV.
238 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 68 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 58 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26456 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 67 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 24 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 24 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 15 | 6.3% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26456 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 70.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Vacant structural area | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 83.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 1.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26456 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 503% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $54,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26456.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Union | 216 | |
| 2 | Pennsboro | 2 | |
| 3 | Salem | 2 | |
| 4 | Middlebourne | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchie County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54085 |
| Tyler County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54095 |
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 — 238 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.