ZIP 40241 recorded 190 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 273 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
273 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 36 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 190 |
Nov peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40241 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 56 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 34 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 18 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Overheated motor | 15 | 5.5% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40241 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 31.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 65.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40241 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $251,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40241.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 232 | |
| 2 | Barbourmeade | 12 | |
| 3 | Brownsboro Farm | 7 | |
| 4 | Spring Valley | 5 | |
| 5 | Rolling Hills | 4 |
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 — 273 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.