ZIP 40216 recorded 467 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,803 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,803 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 342 | |
| 2022 | 480 | |
| 2023 | 288 | |
| 2024 | 226 | |
| 2025 | 467 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40216 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 335 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 223 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 155 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 127 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 108 | 6.0% |
For the 48 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40216 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 23 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 96 | 30.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 178 | 56.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 24 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40216 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 171% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $694,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $376,350 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $216,740 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40216.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 1,533 | |
| 2 | Shively | 270 |
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 — 1,803 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.