ZIP 40223 recorded 162 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 218 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
218 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 162 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40223 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 34 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 29 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 19 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 15 | 6.9% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40223 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 27.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 65.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40223 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40223.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 80 | |
| 2 | Lyndon | 43 | |
| 3 | Anchorage | 21 | |
| 4 | Jeffersontown | 19 | |
| 5 | Middletown | 18 |
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 — 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.