ZIP 40207 recorded 250 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 962 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
962 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 125 | |
| 2022 | 148 | |
| 2023 | 251 | |
| 2024 | 188 | |
| 2025 | 250 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40207 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 280 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 76 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 74 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 50 | 5.2% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40207 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 19 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 12 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40207 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 204% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $390,252 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40207.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 475 | |
| 2 | Indian Hills | 23 | |
| 3 | Windy Hills | 17 | |
| 4 | Woodlawn Park | 14 | |
| 5 | Beechwood Village | 9 |
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 — 962 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.