ZIP 40118 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 409 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
409 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 135 | |
| 2023 | 112 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40118 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 74 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 52 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 39 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 33 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 7.8% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40118 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 77.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 2.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40118 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 345% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $112,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40118.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 390 |
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 — 409 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.