ZIP 40004 recorded 90 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 597 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nelson County, KY.
597 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 107 | |
| 2022 | 139 | |
| 2023 | 146 | |
| 2024 | 115 | |
| 2025 | 90 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40004 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 81 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 77 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 48 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 37 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 36 | 6.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40004 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 36 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 14 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 71 | 32.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 16.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40004 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 638% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40004.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bardstown | 568 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 597 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.