In 2025, fire departments serving Park Hills responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
71 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $70K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | — | |
| 2022 | 13 | +30.0% | |
| 2023 | 18 | +38.5% | |
| 2024 | 15 | -16.7% | |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
For the 2 building fires Park Hills departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 10 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 10.0% |
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 Park Hills mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Park Hills departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Park Hills sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,512 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 870 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 450 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 280 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 220 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 200 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 182 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 74 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 72 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 | 48.1 mi |
Top 2 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 Park Hills. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Park Hills.
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.