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2025 County Report

Fires in Livingston County, KY

In 2025, fire departments serving Livingston County responded to 205 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $680K property loss.

3,549 residents FIPS 21139 18 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
205
760 across 5 years
Building fires
35
56 wildland
Property loss
$753K
$716K structure · $37K contents
Casualties
2 / 0
2 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.

205
Total Incidents
Building fires 35 17.1%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 33 16.1%
Authorized controlled burning 26 12.7%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 15 7.3%
Fires in structures other than in a building 12 5.9%
All other categories 84 41.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Livingston County?

Sep peaks. May dips.

Jan 25
Feb 11
Mar 26
Apr 13
May 4
Jun 6
Jul 7
Aug 26
Sep 33
Oct 16
Nov 16
Dec 22
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Livingston County

760 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 87
2022 130
2023 149
2024 189
2025 205
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 35 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
59%
16
Cause undetermined
11%
3
Intentional / arson
4%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
15%
4
Under investigation
11%
3
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

5 fires · $716K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Livingston County during 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $680,000 Ledbetter Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Major
2 $20,000 Ledbetter Building fires Significant
3 $10,000 SMITHLAND Fires in structures other than in a building Significant
4 $5,000 Salem Fire, other Significant
5 $1,000 Burna Fire in portable building, fixed location Significant
06 How Livingston County compares

Livingston County vs KY vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

57.76
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Livingston County
57.76
KY avg
10.83
US avg
7.15
9.86
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Livingston County
9.86
KY avg
1.34
US avg
0.82
563.5
Civilian fire deaths per million
Livingston County
563.5
KY avg
13.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Livingston County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 21139.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Livingston County

3 departments report from this county.

LEDBETTER
Ledbetter
FDID 70375 53 incidents 32 vol
SALEM
—
FDID 70373 46 incidents
Burna Fire District
—
FDID 70837 23 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in KY

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cut Gap 2022 USFS 2,468
2 Blockhouse 2006 USFS 1,896
3 KDF - Confluence 2 2024 USFS 675
4 Addison 2016 USFS 643
5 POORVALLEY 1986 NPS 626
6 Big Valley 2021 USFS 552
7 CUB RUN 1935 NPS 499
8 Hurricane 2022 USFS 485
9 Rockcastle Fire 2019 USFS 484
10 Enoch 2021 USFS 429

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.