ZIP 26757 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 386 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hampshire County, WV. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
386 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 112 | |
| 2023 | 81 | |
| 2024 | 62 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Dec peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26757 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 123 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 64 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 35 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 25 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 22 | 5.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26757 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 42.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 61.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26757 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1480% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,999,999 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $195,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $85,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 26757.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romney | 381 |
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 — 386 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.