In 2025, fire departments serving Stamping Ground responded to 53 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K 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 66% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
294 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $879K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | — | |
| 2022 | 68 | +83.8% | |
| 2023 | 74 | +8.8% | |
| 2024 | 62 | -16.2% | |
| 2025 | 53 | -14.5% |
For the 15 building fires Stamping Ground departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 80 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 16.2% |
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 Stamping Ground mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 11 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Stamping Ground departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $100 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Stamping Ground sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,640 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 354 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 97 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 95 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 33.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 78 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 75 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 49.5 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 Stamping Ground. 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.