ZIP 26651 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 428 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nicholas County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
428 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 76 | |
| 2023 | 97 | |
| 2024 | 83 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26651 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 88 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 56 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 48 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 5.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26651 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26651 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 1020% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $7,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26651.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summersville | 420 | |
| 2 | Sutton | 1 | |
| 3 | Tioga | 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 — 428 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.