ZIP 40242 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 188 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, KY. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
188 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 40242 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 32 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 24 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 21 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 16 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 12 | 6.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 40242 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 40242 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 335% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $159,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 40242.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 81 | |
| 2 | Lyndon | 51 | |
| 3 | Rolling Hills | 12 | |
| 4 | Meadow Vale | 10 | |
| 5 | Plantation | 9 |
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 — 188 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.