ZIP 26542 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 86 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Preston County, WV.
86 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 39 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 9 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 3.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 56.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26542 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26542.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulf Shores | 1 | |
| 2 | Morgantown | 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 — 86 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.