ZIP 26753 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 348 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mineral County, WV.
348 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 70 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26753 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 152 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 33 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 14 | 4.0% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26753 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 29.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 18.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26753 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 7389% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26753.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Ashby | 11 | |
| 2 | Carpendale | 6 | |
| 3 | Wiley Ford | 3 | |
| 4 | Keyser | 1 | |
| 5 | Piedmont | 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 — 348 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.