In 2025, fire departments serving Greenup responded to 34 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $60K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
197 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $191K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | — | |
| 2022 | 39 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 28 | -28.2% | |
| 2024 | 57 | +103.6% | |
| 2025 | 34 | -40.4% |
For the 5 building fires Greenup departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 63 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 20.6% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Greenup mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Greenup departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Greenup sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 23,621 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,865 | 22.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,000 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,934 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,500 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1,102 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1,016 | 27.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,000 | 43.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1,000 | 27.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 920 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 870 | 33.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 820 | 47.0 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 784 | 45.7 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41144 | 197 |
Six Kentucky cities with population within ±25% of Greenup. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Greenup.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.