ZIP 26656 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 28 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
28 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26656 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 14 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 1 | 3.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26656 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 100.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26656 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas County | WV | 1.00 | FIPS 54067 |
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 — 28 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.