ZIP 26534 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 85 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monongalia County, WV.
85 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26534 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 8.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26534 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 15.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 30.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26534 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 265% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26534.
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 — 85 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.