ZIP 40211 recorded 448 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,218 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,218 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 447 | |
| 2022 | 448 | |
| 2023 | 448 | |
| 2024 | 427 | |
| 2025 | 448 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40211 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 379 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 307 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 213 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 140 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 135 | 6.1% |
For the 49 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40211 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 80 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 43 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 29 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 18 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 16 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 16 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 162 | 32.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 272 | 53.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 49 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 26 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 25 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 12 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 68 | 13.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40211 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 126% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $378,369 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $188,580 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40211.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 2,217 | |
| 2 | Shively | 1 |
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 — 2,218 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.