ZIP 40229 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 689 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bullitt County, KY.
689 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 199 | |
| 2024 | 202 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40229 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 114 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 90 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 60 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 46 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 6.5% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40229 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 22.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 17.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 68.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 5.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40229 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 777% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $124,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,850 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,850 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40229.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 669 | |
| 2 | Heritage Creek | 8 | |
| 3 | Hillview | 2 | |
| 4 | Brooks | 1 | |
| 5 | Shepherdsville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | KY | 1.00 | FIPS 21111 |
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 — 689 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.