{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Dataset","@id":"https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/25301/","name":"Wildfire risk for ZIP 25301 — Charleston, WV","description":"Wildfire risk data for ZIP 25301 (Charleston, West Virginia), sourced from USDA Forest Service.","topic":{"slug":"wildfire-risk","label":"Wildfire risk","source":"USDA Forest Service","sourceUrl":"https://wildfirerisk.org/","refreshCadence":"Annual (USFS update)","summary":"Not on zipradar yet. The plan is the USFS hazard score in plain English and the exposure type (direct flame or ember). Until then, Wildfire Risk to Communities has the official figures.","limitations":"Community-level only. The 5-step scale reflects the hazard of the landscape, not property-specific factors like defensible space or construction materials."},"place":{"zip":"25301","city":"Charleston","state":"WV","stateFull":"West Virginia","county":"Kanawha County","countySlug":"kanawha-county","geo":{"latitude":38.3498,"longitude":-81.6326}},"stateContext":{"topConcern":"Mining-affected water, flooding (Appalachian valleys)","narrative":"West Virginia's coal-mining counties face elevated EPA SDWIS compliance risk including the Elk River 2014 chemical spill legacy. Appalachian FEMA AE zones in narrow valleys are sensitive to FIRM revisions. Radon Zone 1-2."},"radonZone":null,"airQuality":null,"waterQuality":null,"datePublished":"2026-04-24","dateModified":"2026-09-24","canonicalUrl":"https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/25301/","zipDashboardUrl":"https://zipradar.org/zip/25301/","zipDashboardApiUrl":"https://zipradar.org/api/zip/25301/","primarySourceUrl":"https://wildfirerisk.org/","license":{"content":"CC-BY-4.0","attribution":"zipradar.org — https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/25301/"}}