ZIP 40222 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 491 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
491 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 163 | |
| 2024 | 106 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Oct peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40222 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 164 | 33.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 43 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 31 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 29 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 24 | 4.9% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40222 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40222 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 169% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40222.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 231 | |
| 2 | Lyndon | 79 | |
| 3 | Northfield | 31 | |
| 4 | Hurstbourne | 24 | |
| 5 | Jeffersontown | 7 |
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 — 491 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.