ZIP 26525 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 245 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Preston County, WV.
245 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26525 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 67 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 18 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 13 | 5.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26525 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 46.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 76.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 4.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26525 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26525.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheat Lake | 1 | |
| 2 | Kingwood | 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 — 245 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.