ZIP 26537 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 159 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Preston County, WV.
159 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Nov peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26537 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 41 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 11 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 8 | 5.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26537 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 60.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Munitions | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26537 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 491% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26537.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingwood | 149 | |
| 2 | Rowlesburg | 1 | |
| 3 | Terra Alta | 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 — 159 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.