In 2025, fire departments serving Jenkins responded to 33 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 82% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
221 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | — | |
| 2022 | 40 | -42.0% | |
| 2023 | 36 | -10.0% | |
| 2024 | 43 | +19.4% | |
| 2025 | 33 | -23.3% |
For the 8 building fires Jenkins departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 125 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 | 30 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 28 | 22.4% |
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 Jenkins mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 83 | 66.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 3.2% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Jenkins sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 93,216 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10,000 | 28.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 7,500 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 7,400 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,850 | 47.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Fireworks | 4,552 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,070 | 29.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,539 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,500 | 28.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,475 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,300 | 30.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,200 | 9.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,100 | 8.2 mi |
Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Kentucky cities with population within ±25% of Jenkins. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.