ZIP 40214 recorded 488 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,285 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,285 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 402 | |
| 2022 | 553 | |
| 2023 | 461 | |
| 2024 | 381 | |
| 2025 | 488 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40214 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 512 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 241 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 177 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 159 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 153 | 6.7% |
For the 59 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40214 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 48 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 24 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 22 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 104 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 207 | 55.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 29 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 26 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 12 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 9 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40214 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 85% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $639,180 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $589,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $580,520 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40214.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 2,284 | |
| 2 | Douglass Hills | 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 — 2,285 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.