ZIP 40065 recorded 302 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 786 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, KY.
786 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 113 | |
| 2022 | 94 | |
| 2023 | 157 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 302 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40065 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 116 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 102 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 76 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 73 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 63 | 8.0% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40065 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 62 | 32.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 123 | 64.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40065 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1852% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40065.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelbyville | 766 | |
| 2 | Simpsonville | 6 | |
| 3 | Eminence | 1 | |
| 4 | Frankfort | 1 | |
| 5 | Shelbyville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21215 |
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 — 786 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.