ZIP 26505 recorded 379 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,915 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monongalia County, WV.
1,915 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 346 | |
| 2022 | 432 | |
| 2023 | 348 | |
| 2024 | 410 | |
| 2025 | 379 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26505 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 317 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 256 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 224 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 148 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 94 | 4.9% |
For the 43 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26505 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 112 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 63 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 54 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 35 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 21 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 13 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 116 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 230 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 44 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 21 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 20 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Match | 19 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 17 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 15 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 61 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26505 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 233% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $330,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26505.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgantown | 1,688 | |
| 2 | Westover | 108 | |
| 3 | Star City | 64 | |
| 4 | Brookhaven | 3 | |
| 5 | Cheat Lake | 2 |
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 — 1,915 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.