ZIP 40218 recorded 255 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 906 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
906 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 139 | |
| 2022 | 145 | |
| 2023 | 182 | |
| 2024 | 185 | |
| 2025 | 255 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40218 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 182 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 108 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 72 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 66 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 54 | 6.0% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40218 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 29.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 53.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40218 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 94% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,811,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $203,315 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40218.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 843 | |
| 2 | West Buechel | 31 | |
| 3 | Watterson Park | 23 |
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 — 906 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.